eat one's own dog food

== English == === Etymology === From dog food (“beta software”). === Pronunciation === === Verb === eat one's own dog food (third-person singular simple present eats one's own dog food, present participle eating one's own dog food, simple past ate one's own dog food, past participle eaten one's own dog food) (computing, slang) To use products or services one is selling internally, in order to understand their limitations. Synonym: dogfood (idiomatic) To use or consume the economic goods or services that one is producing; to be part of a closed household economy. === See also === drink the Kool-Aid (get) high on one's own supply === Anagrams === ate one's own dog food