| 单词 | dog-in-the-manger |
| 释义 | dog in the manger in British Englishnoun a. a person who prevents others from using something he or she has no use for b. (as modifier) a dog-in-the-manger attitude dog-in-the-manger in British English (ˌdɒɡɪnðəˈmeɪndʒə) adjective characteristic of a person who prevents others from using something he or she hasno use for dog in the manger in American English a person who keeps others from using something which that person is not using dog-in-the-mangerwanting to prevent other people from using or enjoying something simply because you cannot use or enjoy it yourself On the one hand the council has a high regard for the carnival's tourist benefits,but on the other it does not want it to have too high a profile. It's a dog-in-the-mangerattitude which has taken the fun out of a great event. More idioms containing |
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