Definition of “a dog in the manger” - English Dictionary

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a dog in the manger

› someone who keeps something that they do not want in order to prevent someone else from getting it

(Definition of “a dog in the manger” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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