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every dog has its day

proverb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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proverb

Meaning 1

Everyone, at some point, experiences some degree of victory or success in life.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: كُلّ كَلْب بِيجِي يُومُه (kull kalb bījī yūmuh) — proverb
  • Chinese: 臭頭仔嘛會做皇帝,做總統你嘛有機會 /臭头仔嘛会做皇帝 — proverb
  • Chinese: 做总统你嘛有机会 (Chhàu-thâu-á mā ē chò hông-tè, chò chóng-thóng lí mā ū ki-hōe) — proverb
  • Estonian: igal oinal oma mihklipäev — proverb
  • Finnish: paistaa se päivä risukasaankin — proverb
  • French: à chacun vient sa chance — proverb
  • French: à chacun son heure de gloire — proverb
  • German: auch ein blindes Huhn findet mal ein Korn — proverb
  • Hebrew: כל כלב בא יומו — proverb
  • Hebrew: אֵין לְךָ אָדָם שֶׁאֵין לוֹ שָׁעָה (én l'khá adám she'én lo sha'á) — proverb
  • Hindi: हर कुत्ते का दिन आता है (har kutte kā din ātā hai) — proverb
  • Korean: 쥐구멍에도 볕들 날 있다 (jwigumeong-e-do byeotdeul nal itda) — proverb
  • Polish: każdy ma w życiu swoje pięć minut — proverb
  • Portuguese: um dia da caça, outro do caçador — proverb
  • Spanish: a todo cerdo le llega su san Martín — proverb
  • Turkish: bize de şans güler bir gün elbet — proverb