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Discover LudwigThe phrase "whose ox is" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English, particularly in formal or literary contexts.
It is typically used as an interrogative phrase to ask about the owner or possession of something, such as an object or an idea. Example: Whose ox is this on my property? (asking about the ownership of an ox seen on one's land).
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It depends whose ox is being gored.
Mr. Mandelker says, "Depends on whose ox is being gored".
Issues and arguments come and go, depending entirely on whose ox is gored.
As in many aspects of jurisprudence, it often depends on whose ox is being gored.
But of course, that all depends on whose ox is being gored, and in this instance, I felt a bit of the splatter.
We know why Hillary is now anti-caucus and why Barack dares not discuss it: politics is about whose ox is getting gored, and his isn't.
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In the middle of January, when it became clear that the ill-conceived legislation to prevent piracy was going nowhere, his anguish and anger squirted out in 140-character bursts, day after day, leaving little doubt about whose ox was being gored.
There is nothing like the bitterness of someone whose ox has been gored by this august body.
Those interested parties may retreat once details make clear whose ox will be gored.
The Ox is strong.
The "Ox" is run by Harry Cullen.
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