国こっ家かの犬いぬ

expression, noun

public servant (derogatory, esp. police); dogs of the state

Derogatory term likening public servants, especially police, to obedient dogs of the government. The literal gloss 'dogs of the state' is a direct translation of the Japanese phrase.

• あの警けい官かんは国こっ家かの犬いぬだと陰かげで呼よばれている。

  That police officer is called a dog of the state behind his back.

• 彼かれらは国こっ家かの犬いぬのように政せい府ふの命めい令れいに従したがっている。

  They follow government orders like dogs of the state.