have a dog in this hunt

To have some vested interest in or something to gain by a given situation. Often used in negative constructions. A: "Are you going to watch the big game tonight?" B: "Nah, my team's not playing, so I don't have a dog in this hunt." A lot of people think the tax proposal only affects large multinational corporations, but many small business owners will end up having a dog in this hunt. You don't have a dog in this hunt, so why do you care about the outcome of this lawsuit?

词组	have a dog in this hunt
释义	have a dog in this hunt have a dog in this hunt To have some vested interest in or something to gain by a given situation. Often used in negative constructions. A: "Are you going to watch the big game tonight?" B: "Nah, my team's not playing, so I don't have a dog in this hunt." A lot of people think the tax proposal only affects large multinational corporations, but many small business owners will end up having a dog in this hunt. You don't have a dog in this hunt, so why do you care about the outcome of this lawsuit? See also: dog, have, hunt, this Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: anytime soon a month of Sundays (one's) bag bag perceive perceive (someone or something) as (something) perceive as moonlight and roses have it both ways
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