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be like a dog in the manger [1 record]

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Record 1 2014-01-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Proverbs and Maxims
CONT

One who is unwilling to let another use what he himself has no use for (although Rita lives alone in that big house, she is like a dog in the manger when it comes to letting someone share it with her).

French

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  • Proverbes et dictons
CONT

Il est comme le chien du jardinier qui ne mange point les choux et n'en laisse point manger aux autres: se dit d'un homme qui, ne pouvant pas se servir d'une chose, ne veut cependant pas que les autres s'en servent.

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