| 单词 | junkyard-dog lawyer |
| 释义 | > as lemmasjunkyard-dog lawyer attributive with the sense ‘aggressive, ruthless, tenacious’ as junkyard-dog mentality, junkyard-dog lawyer, junkyard-dog journalism, etc. ΚΠ 1975 Pittsburgh Post-Gaz. 8 Sept. 20/5 Georgia's Junkyard Dog defense, as expected, wasn't as junky as Coach Vince Dooley had advertised. 1980 Environmental Emergency Response Act: Hearings before Comm. on Finance (U.S. Congress Senate , 96th Congr., 2nd Sess.) 617 This is no longer something that can be dealt with by a junkyard dog mentality or those kinds of expenses. 1990 Fairbanks (Alaska) Daily News-Miner 15 Mar. 20/5 Employing a staff of what Johnson called the ‘meanest bunch of junkyard-dog lawyers,’ the company refuses to settle a case out of court if it thinks its plane was not at fault. 1991 L. J. Sabato Feeding Frenzy 26 Since about 1974, political reporters have engaged in what I would term ‘junkyard-dog’ journalism—political reporting that is often harsh, aggressive, and intrusive. 2016 Wall St. Jrnl. 1 Oct. a10 Since the debate Mr. Trump is angry and is going straight into junkyard dog mode, which won't work well. < as lemmas |
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