Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
dog
English answer:
be tough, competitive, strong, passionate
English term
dog
Speech by Steve Harvey
Does he mean someone who's persistent?
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United States
The Slanguage Buff
Native in: Polish (Variant: Standard-Poland) 
, English (Variant: US)
Works in: Polish to English, Spanish to English, English, and 4 more.
be tough, competitive, strong, passionate
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Note added at 7 mins (2018-08-29 21:15:14 GMT)
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This term is widely used in sports, e.g. in martial arts or football.
be involved - be affected by the issues you are singing about - be passionate about it
2 informal An unpleasant, contemptible, or wicked man.
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/dog
But I tend to think more of the expression "have a dog in the fight", meaning, "Be affected by or have a particular interest in the outcome of a situation."
‘you don't even live here, therefore you don't have a dog in this fight’
I give the lowest confidence level, as I don't know for sure, but somehow it rings right to me.
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Daryo
: wouldn't that be "to have a dog in this fight"? Doesn't sound the same to me as "having a dog in you" ...
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Yup, you're right.
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you have to have some fighting spirit
the "dog" in question is not supposed to be a pet dog ...
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JohnMcDove
: Yes, that seems to be the idea. :-)
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Thanks!
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Sven Petersson
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Thanks!
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