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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.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
ViỆN | | - | Vietnamese |
DÖRthe | | DUUR-tə | Low German |
Sapir | | - | Hebrew |
Isabela | | ee-sah-BEL-ah (Spanish) | Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian |
Wilfred | | ['wilfrid] | |
Sauda | | - | Eastern African, Swahili |