meaner than a junkyard dog

meaner than a junkyard dog (with fourteen sucking pups)

Rur. cruel; eager to fight. Don't mess with her. She's meaner than a junkyard dog with fourteen sucking pups. They say Jim's meaner than a junkyard dog, but really, he's a sweetheart.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Aristotle	AR-ə-stah-təl (English), ER-ə-stah-təl (English)	Ancient Greek (Anglicized)
Fredrik	FRED-rik (Swedish), FRED-reek (Finnish)	Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish
Raluca	-	Romanian
Beach	[bi:tʃ]
Steinn	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Carolina	[.kærə'lainə]