Skin in the Game

[Marc Velasco]

slightly ot:a similar idiom would be _having (or not having) a dog in that
fight_.  The origin of that phrase might be likewise interesting.

On Wed, Sep 3, 2008 at 8:42 PM, David Metevia <djmetevia at chartermi.net>wrote:

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> This phrase is getting quite common in business communications.  I don't
> see anything before 1998, but seem to think the phrase is older.
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> From Google Books
> Relentless Growth: How Silicon Valley Innovation Strategies Can Work in
> Your ... - Page 51
> by Christopher Meyer - Business & Economics - 1998 - 201 pages
> In the Silicon Valley, people often describe this as "having some skin
> in the game."
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