running dog
Example Sentences
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House Speaker and Trump running dog Mike Johnson congratulated the "America First patriot" Patel for his nomination on X.
From Salon
Mr. Inamori once lived in the factory during a workers’ strike — being denounced by unions as “a running dog for capitalism” — to finish a project that he felt was critical for the company’s survival.
From Washington Post
The risk for Britain, Mr. Powell said, is that it is viewed in other European capitals as merely a “running dog for the Americans.”
From New York Times
China’s state-run Global Times described the United States as “losing its mind trying to rally its allies against China” and accused Australia of becoming a “running dog” of Washington.
From Washington Post
On Twitter, China’s consul general in Rio de Janeiro recently posted a photo of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, calling him “boy” and “spendthrift!!!” and accusing him of turning Canada into a “running dog of the U.S.”
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
