What is Eat The Dog?
1.
Being in an extreme situation, so extreme that one is forced to eat the family dog and/or family members.
"They ran through the woods, for many nights, haunted by demons and other creatures of the night, in near panic, stopping only for the occasional piss. Steve was spared, but in desperation, Toto had to go."
"We had to _eat the dog_ on that excursion!"
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