| 词汇 | when a dog bites a man |
| 词源 | when a dog bites a man . . . Crusty old New York Sun editor John B. Bogart (1845–1921) is said to have originated in con- versation the old saw “When a dog bites a man, that is not news, because it happens so often; but if a man bites a dog, that is news.” However, the adage may be based on an old story. |
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