Meaning of buy a dog and bark oneself | Babel Free

Definitions

To do something that one has hired someone else to do.

idiomatic, informal

Examples

“Don't buy a dog and bark yourself. Corporate sales are complex and risky. Appoint experienced advisers and get them to manage the process under your I Information.”

“"Me, cook?" Berties lip curled. "I've Flo. You don't buy a dog and bark yourself. Why'd you want to know that anyway?””

“"We could indeed," I said, "but I'm left wondering why you'd buy a dog and bark yourself. What are you up to?"”

“A large board doing its own selection is not buying a dog and barking itself, it is hiring a surgeon and operating itself.”

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