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dog in the manger

noun

1 dog in the manger

Someone who prevents you from enjoying something that they themselves have no need for.

Roget 943: selfishness etc. adj.; self-love, self-indulgence, self-worship, self-interest; egotism, egoism; amour propre [Fr.], etc. (vanity) 880; nepotism.    ... show more

Polish: pies ogrodnika


Moby thesaurus: careerist, egotist, fortune hunter, grouch, hog, individualist, killjoy, lone wolf, loner, malcontent, monopolist, narcissist, road hog, self-advancer, self-pleaser, self-seeker, self-server, sourpuss, spoilsport, temporizer ... show more.

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