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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a lapdog" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe someone who is overly submissive or obedient to another person, often in a negative context.
Example: "The CEO's lapdog always agrees with his every decision, no matter how questionable."
Alternatives: "a sycophant" or "a yes-man".
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"We need a watchdog, not a lapdog," Mr. Shelby said.
"A lapdog doesn't open eight separate investigations," he said.
The other depicts a slightly anxious woman clutching a lapdog.
"I'm not a lapdog cut person and I won't tow the party line.
In earlier hearings, some members of Congress accused the agency of being a "lapdog" for the automobile industry.
The ECB's reluctance to act as a lapdog to the BCCI has left it on the outside.
The dressing-room door opens and a lapdog jumps off Cheryl Cole and scurries across the floor.
His allies suspect a plot to silence an awkward figure and to turn COSATU into a lapdog of the ruling party.
The other day, I held him in my arms and started talking to him about the trip, and he was as relaxed as a lapdog.
Parliament is a lapdog to the ANC, in part because of a system that allocates seats to political parties based on their share of the vote.
He said, 'I am going to make this into a first-class office.' You wanted to follow him around like a lapdog".
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