a dog in the manger



a dog in the manger

someone who keeps something that they do not really want in order to prevent anyone else from having it Stop being such a dog in the manger and let your sister ride your bike if you're not using it.
See also: dog, manger

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Shyamal-Bengali
Nevukhadnetztzar-Biblical Hebrew
Neophytos-Ancient Greek
Abdias-Biblical Latin
Masoumeh-Persian
Mufaddal-Arabic