a dog in the manger
idiom
ऐसा व्यक्ति जो न ख़ुद उपयोग करे न दूसरों को करने दे
“a dog in the manger” का हिंदी में अर्थ है ऐसा व्यक्ति जो न ख़ुद उपयोग करे न दूसरों को करने दे. In English, it means a person who stops other people from enjoying what he or she cannot use or does not want.
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idiom
- 1
a person who stops other people from enjoying what he or she cannot use or does not want
ऐसा व्यक्ति जो न ख़ुद उपयोग करे न दूसरों को करने दे
- Don't be a dog in the manger; let your brother use the bike you never ride.
- His dog-in-the-manger attitude annoyed everyone.
Main word dog
- 2
a person who stops other people from enjoying something that he or she cannot use or does not want
न खुद खाए न दूसरों को खाने दे, ऐसा व्यक्ति
- He does not play the guitar but will not lend it to anyone; he is a real dog in the manger.
- Do not be a dog in the manger and let your brother use the bicycle.
Main word manger