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English translation: be tough, competitive, strong, passionate

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English term or phrase: dog
Selected answer:be tough, competitive, strong, passionate
Entered by: Mohamed Fouda

21:07 Aug 29, 2018
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
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English term or phrase: dog
You got to do a series of things you're uncomfortable doing in order to get to where you wanna be. You gotta have some dog in you. If you don't have no dog in you, I've got some news for you. You ain't gonna make it.

Speech by Steve Harvey

Does he mean someone who's persistent?
Mohamed Fouda
Egypt
Local time: 23:27
be tough, competitive, strong, passionate
Explanation:
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Note added at 7 mins (2018-08-29 21:15:14 GMT)
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This term is widely used in sports, e.g. in martial arts or football.
Selected response from:

Darius Saczuk
United States
Local time: 17:27
Grading comment
Thanks everyone!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
4 +6be tough, competitive, strong, passionate
Darius Saczuk
4 +2you have to have some fighting spirit
Daryo
1be involved - be affected by the issues you are singing about - be passionate about it
JohnMcDove


  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
be tough, competitive, strong, passionate


Explanation:
P

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Note added at 7 mins (2018-08-29 21:15:14 GMT)
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This term is widely used in sports, e.g. in martial arts or football.

Darius Saczuk
United States
Local time: 17:27
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 124
Grading comment
Thanks everyone!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  JohnMcDove: Agree with the "passionate" part of it. I.e., you have to get involved.
1 hr
  -> Thanks, John.
agree  Shekhar Banerjee: The term 'Dogged Determination' makes it all the more clear!
3 hrs
  -> Thank you, Shekhar. Yes.
agree  Daryo
6 hrs
  -> Thank you, Daryo.
agree  Jack Doughty
8 hrs
  -> Thank you, Jack.
agree  Tina Vonhof (X)
20 hrs
  -> Thank you, Tina.
agree  Yvonne Gallagher
5 days
  -> Thank you, Yvonne.
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5
be involved - be affected by the issues you are singing about - be passionate about it


Explanation:
Also it could have the sense of "be wicked" in a "positive" way.

2 informal An unpleasant, contemptible, or wicked man.

https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/dog

But I tend to think more of the expression "have a dog in the fight", meaning, "Be affected by or have a particular interest in the outcome of a situation."

‘you don't even live here, therefore you don't have a dog in this fight’

I give the lowest confidence level, as I don't know for sure, but somehow it rings right to me.



JohnMcDove
United States
Local time: 14:27
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Daryo: wouldn't that be "to have a dog in this fight"? Doesn't sound the same to me as "having a dog in you" ...
4 hrs
  -> Yup, you're right.
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
You gotta have some dog in you
you have to have some fighting spirit


Explanation:
be ready to fight for what you want / believe, be determined ...

the "dog" in question is not supposed to be a pet dog ...

Daryo
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:27
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SerbianSerbian, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  JohnMcDove: Yes, that seems to be the idea. :-)
11 hrs
  -> Thanks!
agree  Sven Petersson
1 day 18 hrs
  -> Thanks!
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