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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 forplay

  Familiarity information: DOG IN THE MANGER used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DOG IN THE MANGER (noun)


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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