| 单词 | dog in the manger |
| 释义 | dog in the manger (once / 40757 pages) n WORD FAMILY dog in the manger: dogs in the manger USAGE EXAMPLESA muzzled dog’s paw rests on his master’s foot, like a proverbial dog in the manger whose potential for interference has been thwarted. Los Angeles Times(Oct 24, 2016) She's just like the dog in the manger. Wood, Mrs. Henry, It May Be True, Vol. II (of III)(2012) Never did a great government play more completely the part of the dog in the manger. Field, Henry M. (Henry Martyn), From the Lakes of Killarney to the...(2012) n someone who prevents you from enjoying something that they themselves have no need for Hyper selfish person a person who is unusually selfish |
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