Idiom
dog and cat
Meaning
A team comprising one male and one female, either working as associates or having one as the second-in-command to the other.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“They work as a dog and cat team on the project.”
“The manager assigned a dog and cat pair to lead the new department, hoping their different perspectives would improve results.”
“The firm traditionally relies on a dog and cat dynamic for its leadership, believing that a balanced partnership between a man and a woman fosters better decision-making.”
Examples
simple
“They work as a dog and cat team on the project.”
contextual
“The manager assigned a dog and cat pair to lead the new department, hoping their different perspectives would improve results.”
complex
“The firm traditionally relies on a dog and cat dynamic for its leadership, believing that a balanced partnership between a man and a woman fosters better decision-making.”
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