As you know, the expression is not mean literally. However, if you bet on the fight and then talk your dog up, you can profit by laying off some of your wager at lower odds or covering by betting on the other dog at higher odds.
There's always some way to profit from a change in sentiment caused by your words. My big point is that I like hearing from people on all sides of an argument (pro, con, neutral), and also that I am disgusted by people who claim to be neutral but in reality profit greatly by abusing the public's trust in their "neutrality."
There's always some way to profit from a change in sentiment caused by your words. My big point is that I like hearing from people on all sides of an argument (pro, con, neutral), and also that I am disgusted by people who claim to be neutral but in reality profit greatly by abusing the public's trust in their "neutrality."