look for a dog to kick

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

En-au-look for a dog to kick.ogg

look for a dog to kick looks for a dog to kick looking for a dog to kick looked for a dog to kick

Referring to the tendency some people have to vent their frustrations on things which appear to be unable to defend themselves, such as dogs.

take it out on

displaced aggression it is easy to find a stick to beat a dog scapegoat

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