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dog and cat

idiom
Meaning

A team comprising one male and one female, either working as associates or having one as the second-in-command to the other.


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.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    bell the cat

    To undertake a dangerous action in the service of a group.

  2. 02

    buy a dog and bark oneself

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

  3. 03

    cat and dog life

    An unhappy married life marked by arguments and disagreements.

  4. 04

    cat got someone's tongue

    Why is someone not saying anything?

  5. 05

    cat in the meal-tub

    Something concealed; a hidden danger.

  6. 06

    cat piss

    Any beverage of low quality.

  7. 07

    cat that ate the canary

    A person who appears self-satisfied or smug, especially while concealing something mischievous, prohibited, or private.

  8. 08

    cool cat

    A person who performs or appreciates jazz, especially one whose style of speech and movement is relaxed and rhythmic.

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