scornful dogs will eat dirty puddings
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used to imply that when people are facing an emergency or a crisis situation, they are willing to do things they would normally consider beneath them or that go against their usual values or beliefs
Proverb
例
The politician had always claimed to be a man of principle, but when his career was on the line, he was willing to make deals with unsavory characters. It seems that scornful dogs will eat dirty puddings when their power is at stake.
