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DOG IN THE MANGER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does dog in the manger mean?
• DOG IN THE MANGER (noun)
The noun DOG IN THE MANGER has 1 sense:
1. someone who prevents you from enjoying something that they themselves have no need for
Familiarity information: DOG IN THE MANGER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone who prevents you from enjoying something that they themselves have no need for
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("dog in the manger" is a kind of...):
selfish person (a person who is unusually selfish)
Context examples
Not being a dog in the manger, but the happiest fellow alive, I assure you I can dance at Jo's wedding with a heart as light as my heels.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
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