every dog has its day

every dog has its day
Every dog has its day
This idiom means that everyone gets their moment to shine.

The small dictionary of idiomes. 2014.

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  • every dog has its day — every dog has its/his/day phrase used for saying that every person will have a time during their life when they are important, lucky, or successful Thesaurus: pleasant situationssynonym Main entry: dog * * * …   Useful english dictionary

  • every dog has its day —    This expression means that everyone can be successful at something at some time in their life.     I didn t win this time, but I ll be lucky one day. Every dog has its day! …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • Every dog has its day. — something that you say which means that everyone is successful during some period in their life. He ll get that promotion eventually. Every dog has its day …   New idioms dictionary

  • every dog has its day — ► every dog has his (or its) day proverb everyone will have good luck or success at some point in their lives. Main Entry: ↑dog …   English terms dictionary

  • every dog has his day — every dog has its/his/day phrase used for saying that every person will have a time during their life when they are important, lucky, or successful Thesaurus: pleasant situationssynonym Main entry: dog * * * every dog has his/its ˈ …   Useful english dictionary

  • every dog has his day — ► every dog has his (or its) day proverb everyone will have good luck or success at some point in their lives. Main Entry: ↑dog …   English terms dictionary

  • every dog has his day — 1545 R. TAVERNER tr. Erasmus’ Adages (ed. 2) 63 A dogge hath a day. 1600–1 SHAKESPEARE Hamlet v. i. 286 Let Hercules himself do what he may, The cat will mew, and dog will have his day. 1611 R. COTGRAVE Dict. French & English s.v. Fevrier, Euerie …   Proverbs new dictionary

  • every dog has his/its day — informal used to say that every person has a successful moment in life • • • Main Entry: ↑dog …   Useful english dictionary

  • dog — ► NOUN 1) a domesticated carnivorous mammal with a barking or howling voice and an acute sense of smell. 2) a wild animal resembling this, in particular any member of the dog family (Canidae), which includes the wolf, fox, coyote, jackal, and… …   English terms dictionary

  • day — W1S1 [deı] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(24 hours)¦ 2¦(not night)¦ 3¦(when you are awake)¦ 4¦(time at work)¦ 5¦(past)¦ 6¦(now)¦ 7¦(future)¦ 8 somebody s/something s day 9 Independence/election/Christmas etc day 10 five/three/ni …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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