A CERTAIN SOMETHING

Views of one of the two pairs of bronze hunting dog statues at the entrance of the Château de Chantilly. Sculpted by monumental animal sculptor Auguste Cain (1822-1894).

Un chien, is of course, a dog. But what does "avoir du chien," literally "to have some dog," really mean?

Expression
Elle a du chien(!):  she has a certain something(!)

Photos courtesy of Carol E. Cass
©2011 P.B. Lecron