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dog_in_the_manger
dog in the manger
English
Noun
dog in the manger (plural dogs in mangers)
- One who denies to others something that he or she cannot use.
- 1930, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, “Notes on the Way to Dandi”, in Non-Violent Resistance, page 246:
- No adjective is strong enough for characterizing this wicked dog-in-the-manger policy. From various sources I hear tales of such wanton destruction of nations' property in all parts of India.
- 1930, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, “Notes on the Way to Dandi”, in Non-Violent Resistance, page 246:
Translations
one who denies to others something that he or she cannot use
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