junkyard dog

junkyard dog
a) An aggressive dog which guards a scrapyard or junkyard.

House minority whip . . . Gingrich has earned enmity in abundance for his junkyard-dog tactics.

b) An animal or person with an especially nasty and combative demeanor.

"Im gonna hire me a lawyer," he said. "A real junkyard dog."


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