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Meaning of like strange bulldogs | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR C1

Definitions

Wary and unfriendly; on the verge of a fight.

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Examples

“When I think of those folks, living in one room and getting along like a couple of strange bulldogs, I feel like stringing with the man who says that we get our hell on this earth sometimes.”
“"Some disagreement," admitted Harmon, grinning. "These up-State farmers and I love each other like a couple of strange bulldogs. Still—"”
“These three got along like strange bulldogs, due to the fact that they were all captains and no privates when the three of them were together.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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