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HE IS LIKE DOG MANGER [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-01-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Proverbs and Maxims
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- be like a dog in the manger
1, record 1, English, be%20like%20a%20dog%20in%20the%20manger
verb
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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). 1, record 1, English, - be%20like%20a%20dog%20in%20the%20manger
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Proverbes et dictons
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- être comme le chien du jardinier 1, record 1, French, %C3%AAtre%20comme%20le%20chien%20du%20jardinier
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 1, record 1, French, - %C3%AAtre%20comme%20le%20chien%20du%20jardinier
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Proverbs and Maxims
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- he is like the dog in the manger 1, record 2, English, he%20is%20like%20the%20dog%20in%20the%20manger
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Proverbes et dictons
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- il est comme le chien du jardinier 1, record 2, French, il%20est%20comme%20le%20chien%20du%20jardinier
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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