every dog has his day

every dog has his day

1545 R. TAVERNER tr. Erasmus’ Adages (ed. 2) 63 A dogge hath a day.

1600–1 SHAKESPEARE Hamlet v. i. 286 Let Hercules himself do what he may, The cat will mew, and dog will have his day.

1611 R. COTGRAVE Dict. French & English s.v. Fevrier, Euerie dog hath his day.

1726 POPE Odyssey V. xxii. Dogs, ye have had your day; ye fear’d no more Ulysses vengeful from the Trojan shore.

1837 CARLYLE French Revolution III. I. i. How changed for Marat, lifted from his dark cellar!.. All dogs have their day; even rabid dogs.

1863 C. KINGSLEY Water Babies ii. Young blood must have its course, lad, And every dog his day.

1978 ‘M. CRAIG’ Were He Stranger x. ‘She could be his sister.’ ‘No way—not with a face like that.’ ‘Well, every dog deserves his day.’


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  • every dog has his day — Everyone will have his chance or turn; everyone is lucky or popular at some time. A proverb. * /Mary will be able to go to dances like her sister when she grows up. Every dog has his day./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • every dog has his day — Everyone will have his chance or turn; everyone is lucky or popular at some time. A proverb. * /Mary will be able to go to dances like her sister when she grows up. Every dog has his day./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • every\ dog\ has\ his\ day — proverb Everyone will have his chance or turn; everyone is lucky or popular at some time. Mary will be able to go to dances like her sister when she grows up. Every dog has his day …   Словарь американских идиом

  • every dog has his day — everyone will have his chance or turn, everyone will get what he deserves You should be patient and wait until you get a chance. Remember every dog has his day …   Idioms and examples

  • every dog has his day — every dog has its/his/day phrase used for saying that every person will have a time during their life when they are important, lucky, or successful Thesaurus: pleasant situationssynonym Main entry: dog * * * every dog has his/its ˈ …   Useful english dictionary

  • every dog has his day — ► every dog has his (or its) day proverb everyone will have good luck or success at some point in their lives. Main Entry: ↑dog …   English terms dictionary

  • every dog has its day — every dog has its/his/day phrase used for saying that every person will have a time during their life when they are important, lucky, or successful Thesaurus: pleasant situationssynonym Main entry: dog * * * …   Useful english dictionary

  • every dog has its day — ► every dog has his (or its) day proverb everyone will have good luck or success at some point in their lives. Main Entry: ↑dog …   English terms dictionary

  • Every Dog Has His Day — The 10th book in the Hank the Cowdog book series. PlotStarts off with people coming to the ranch to round up the cows. With them they bring Benny, a quick witted border collie, who Hank takes a disliking to right away. They also bring Miss… …   Wikipedia

  • every dog has his day — everyone has some good luck in his life …   English contemporary dictionary

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