英语词汇eat dog for another的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	eat dog for another
词源	eat dog for another. Various American Indian tribes ate dog meat, and at least one was called the Dogeaters by their enemies. When white men sat at Indian councils where dog meat was served, those who didn’t relish the comestible could, without offending their host, put a silver dollar on the dish and pass it along, the next man taking the dollar and eating the dog. From this practice arose the American political expression to eat dog for another.
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