English Explanatory Dictionary

it's the hit dog that howls

English dictionary entry

Meanings

proverb
  1. If somebody is ranting or complaining about something, they were probably hurt by it.

Word forms

it's the hit dog that howls it is always the hit dog that howls it is the hit dog that howls
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