It's not the size of the dog in fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog meaning
What does the saying 'It's not the size of the dog in fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog' mean?
Idiom: It's not the size of the dog in fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog
Meaning:
Usually refering to a small dog attacking a larger animal, this means that fierceness is not necessarily a matter of physical size, but rather mental/psychological attitude.
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