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like strange bulldogs

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Source Word

like strange bulldogs

Phrase

dated of two or more people

(simile, dated, of two or more people) Wary and unfriendly; on the verge of a fight.

Japanese Meaning

互いに警戒心を抱き、敵意を示し、喧嘩寸前の状態を示す比喩表現（古い表現） / （主に二人以上の人に対して）互いに不信感を持ち、戦闘や対立が近い様子

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At the meeting, they eyed one another like strange bulldogs, reluctant to speak first.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

会議で彼らは、まるで用心深く無愛想な二頭の奇妙なブルドッグのようにお互いを見つめ、誰も先に話そうとしなかった。

Sense（1）

(simile, dated, of two or more people) Wary and unfriendly; on the verge of a fight.

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.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

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