every dog has its day

proverb

Everyone, at some point, experiences some degree of victory or success in life.

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Meanings

proverb

alternative every dog has his day · alternative every dog must have his day · alternative every dog must have its day

  1. Everyone, at some point, experiences some degree of victory or success in life.

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

    1987 November 5, Thomas George, “Football: First Down, Many Goals to Go”, in New York Times, retrieved 13 Jul 2015
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    cæsar [...] 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.

    1898, [George] Bernard Shaw, “Cæsar and Cleopatra”, in Three Plays for Puritans: The Devil’s Disciple, Cæsar and Cleopatra, & Captain Brassbound’s Conversion, London: Grant Richards, […], published 1901, →OCLC, Act III, page 153

    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."

    2012 August 11, “Europa League: Hearts delight at Liverpool tie”, in Independent, UK, retrieved 13 Jul 2015

Translations

Arabic كُلّ كَلْب بِيجِي يُومُه
  • كُلّ كَلْب بِيجِي يُومُه (kull kalb bījī yūmuh)proverb
Estonian igal oinal oma mihklipäev
  • igal oinal oma mihklipäevproverb
Finnish paistaa se päivä risukasaankin
  • paistaa se päivä risukasaankinproverb
French à chacun vient sa chance, à chacun son heure de gloire
  • à chacun vient sa chanceproverb
  • à chacun son heure de gloireproverb
German auch ein blindes Huhn findet mal ein Korn
  • auch ein blindes Huhn findet mal ein Kornproverb
Hebrew כל כלב בא יומו, אֵין לְךָ אָדָם שֶׁאֵין לוֹ שָׁעָה
  • כל כלב בא יומוproverb
  • אֵין לְךָ אָדָם שֶׁאֵין לוֹ שָׁעָה (én l'khá adám she'én lo sha'á)proverb
Hindi हर कुत्ते का दिन आता है
  • हर कुत्ते का दिन आता है (har kutte kā din ātā hai)proverb
Korean 쥐구멍에도 볕들 날 있다
  • 쥐구멍에도 볕들 날 있다 (jwigumeong-e-do byeotdeul nal itda)proverb
Polish każdy ma w życiu swoje pięć minut
  • każdy ma w życiu swoje pięć minutproverb
Portuguese um dia da caça, outro do caçador
  • um dia da caça, outro do caçadorproverb
Spanish a todo cerdo le llega su san Martín
  • a todo cerdo le llega su san Martínproverb
Turkish bize de şans güler bir gün elbet
  • bize de şans güler bir gün elbetproverb
Cite this entry
APA

every dog has its day. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/every%20dog%20has%20its%20day

MLA

“every dog has its day.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/every%20dog%20has%20its%20day. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “every dog has its day,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/every%20dog%20has%20its%20day.

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