English

Alternative forms

• every dog has his day
• every dog must have his day
• every dog must have its day

Proverb

every dog has its day

1. Everyone, at some point, experiences some degree of success, impact, or influence in life.
   • 1898, George Bernard Shaw, Caesar and Cleopatra, act 3:

     Caesar: Yes, Rufio: I am an old man—worn out now—true, quite true. . . . Well, every dog has his day; and I have had mine: I cannot complain.

   • 1987 Nov. 5, Thomas George, "Football: First Down, Many Goals to Go," New York Times (retrieved 13 July 2015):

     "[T]o lose, it hurt. But I learned from that. I learned that every dog has its day. I learned patience."

   • 2012 Aug. 11, "Europa League: Hearts delight at Liverpool tie," Independent (UK) (retrieved 13 July 2015):

     The Hearts manager John McGlynn was thrilled to be drawn against Liverpool in the Europa League play-offs. McGlynn said: ". . . . I would imagine the bookmakers would favour Liverpool but every dog has its day."

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References

• Gregory Y. Titelman, Random House Dictionary of Popular Proverbs and Sayings, 1996, ISBN 0-679-44554-4, p. 87.