Take the tour ×  Is there any saying in a complete sentence
including “a dog which is cornered”? I have tried to find a
complete one, but there seems to be no one.  Actually, what I
want to know is how to explain the situation in North Korea.
Since I think North Korea has been going through hard times and
now they have nothing to lose, they keep threatening with their
nuclear weapons as their last resort.  So, I want to use a
saying. Is there one like “When a dog is cornered, it bites or
attacks or something else?” I want to get a fixed sentence,
which is cliché.  If there is another saying that can show the
situations above, please give that, too.  share|improve this
question I don't think Anglophones in general consider a dog to
be be a typical animal that attacks when cornered - firstly, I'm
not convinced they always do, and secondly, dogs often chase and
attack even when they're not backed into a corner. The typical
animal for this context is a rat, and I know from personal
experience that they will attac