running dog


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running dog

n.
A servile follower or lackey.

[Translation of Chinese (Mandarin) zǒu gǒu : zǒu, running + gǒu, dog.]
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Next, they were able to see the wheel-dog, and then the whole string of running dogs and snow-stretches on either side.
'It is now clear that Duterte and his running dog General (Presidential Peace Adviser Carlito) Galvez are not at all interested in serious peace negotiations through panels duly authorized by the NDFP (National Democratic Front of the Philippines) national council and the GRP (Government of the Republic of the Philippines) President as the principals at the national level,' Sison, Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) founder, said in a statement from Utrecht in the Netherlands.
Before the press conference, angry pro-Taiwan protestors outside could be heard shouting "Taiwanese people should have a backbone!" while pro-China demonstrators could be heard shouting "You're Tsai Ing-wen's running dog!" The scene was tense at times when the two sides would try to out shout each other.
When deciding if you want to train your dog for endurance running, consider reading Aschwanden's article titled "A Breed Apart." She presents Liz Devitt and Clough's top running dog breeds in eight categories.
He said they would tar and insult those who state facts and opinions they do not like, such as DAP veteran Tan Seng Giaw who was called a 'running dog' for refusing to accuse BN of wrongdoing related to 1Malaysia Development Bhd.
The head of the unit, Chief Inspector Ian Briggs, told the Echo the people running dog fights are often "highly organised, highly motivated and highly covert career criminals".
No, if you love capitalism but don't yourself possess all those capitalizing millions, then all you are is a "running dog of capitalism" (RDC).
Chosen reading among North Wales blood-sports enthusiasts is a magazine called Earth Dog, Running Dog, whose sentiments would sit well with the Ku Klux Klan.
Animals (a running dog, a strutting duck), not dancers, and plant life (flowers and twigs), not stage sets, are eloquently rendered.
The thrillers Running Dog (1978) and The Names (1982) followed.