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every dog has its day en · X

Meanings

1. Everyone, at some point, experiences some degree of victory or success in life.
   • cæsar [...] Yes, Rufio: I am an old man—worn out now—true, quite true. [...] Well, every dog has his day; and I have had mine: I cannot complain. 1898, [George] Bernard Shaw, “Cæsar and Cleopatra”, in Three Plays for Puritans: The Devil’s Disciple, Cæsar and Cleopatra, & Captain Brassbound’s Conversion, London: Grant Richards, […], published 1901, →OCLC, Act III, page 153:
   • "[T]o lose, it hurt. But I learned from that. I learned that every dog has its day. I learned patience." 1987 November 5, Thomas George, “Football: First Down, Many Goals to Go”, in New York Times, retrieved 13 Jul 2015:
   • The Hearts manager John McGlynn was thrilled to be drawn against Liverpool in the Europa League play-offs. McGlynn said: ". . . . I would imagine the bookmakers would favour Liverpool but every dog has its day." 2012 August 11, “Europa League: Hearts delight at Liverpool tie”, in Independent, UK, retrieved 13 Jul 2015:

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Translations (16)

nan-hbl 做总统你嘛有机会 (proverb) · ko 쥐구멍에도 볕들 날 있다 (proverb) · he אֵין לְךָ אָדָם שֶׁאֵין לוֹ שָׁעָה (proverb) · pl każdy ma w życiu swoje pięć minut (proverb) · hi हर कुत्ते का दिन आता है (proverb) · ar كُلّ كَلْب بِيجِي يُومُه (proverb) · pt um dia da caça, outro do caçador (proverb) · fr à chacun vient sa chance (proverb) · fr à chacun son heure de gloire (proverb) · nan-hbl 臭頭仔嘛會做皇帝，做總統你嘛有機會 /臭头仔嘛会做皇帝 (proverb) · tr bize de şans güler bir gün elbet (proverb) · es a todo cerdo le llega su san Martín (proverb) · et igal oinal oma mihklipäev (proverb) · he כל כלב בא יומו (proverb) · fi paistaa se päivä risukasaankin (proverb) · de auch ein blindes Huhn findet mal ein Korn (proverb)