1. bear fruit
Meaning : to yield or give result
Example : The woman's hard work at her business finally began to bear fruit when she started to make money.
http://www.idiomconnection.com/food.html#A13
2. dog eat dog
Meaning : if a situation is dog eat dog, people will do anything to be successful, even if what they do harms other people
Example : In showbusiness it's dog eat dog - one day you're a star, the next you've been replaced by younger talent.
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=dog*2+0&dict=I
3. eat like a pig
Meaning : to eat a lot, or to eat noisily and unpleasantly
Example : Christine is one of those lucky people who can eat like a pig and still stay thin.
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=pig*2+0&dict=I
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dog eat dog
Cool....so cool.it's a first time I've ever heard about this idioms.thanks...guess you like everything about dog :P
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