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dog in the manger

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dog in the manger
n. pl. dogs in the manger
One who prevents others from enjoying what one has no use for oneself.
[From a fable in which a dog prevented an ox from eating hay he did not want himself.]
dog in the manger
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a.  a person who prevents others from using something he has no use for
b.  (as modifier) a dog-in-the-manger attitude
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Noun1.dog in the manger - someone who prevents you from enjoying something that they themselves have no need for
selfish person - a person who is unusually selfish


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The Spaniards would have been satisfied with this had the others but let them alone, which, however, they could not find in their hearts to do long: but, like the dog in the manger, they would not eat themselves, neither would they let the others eat.
The Further Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Defoe, Daniel View in context
For he was a regular dog in the manger, was Tackleton; and when they laughed and he couldn't, he took it into his head, immediately, that they must be laughing at him.
The Cricket on the Hearth by Dickens, Charles View in context
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