Before you beat a dog, find out who its master is Home The Lexicon Before you beat a dog, find out who its master is Thumbnail Phrase or WordBefore you beat a dog, find out who its master isDefinitionConsider the power structures behind someone before confronting or punishing them. (Chinese proverb)LanguageEnglishTypeFaunamorphSubcategoryCaninesGrammatical SubcategorySayings/Similes/Aphorisms/Proverbs Previous itemHappiness is a warm puppy Next itemA dog in a kennel barks at his fleas; a hunting dog does not feel them
