running dog
Disparaging. (especially in Chinese Communist propaganda)
a person or institution subservient to counterrevolutionary interests.
a manipulable, servile follower; lackey: to be reviled as a running dog of the colonialists.
Architecture. Vitruvian scroll.
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How to use running dog in a sentence
The shepherd had just sent the collie to fetch them up, and the running dog was like a yellow streak across the green.
The Angel of Pain | E. F. Benson"running dog is coming to tell us about something big," they cried.
The War Trail | Elmer Russell Gregor"Listen, my brothers, I will tell you about it," said running dog.
The War Trail | Elmer Russell Gregorrunning dog was interrupted by the sound of a familiar voice from the darkness.
The War Trail | Elmer Russell Gregor"Yes, we heard his call, but he did not make it," running dog told him.
The War Trail | Elmer Russell Gregor
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