en dog in manger

An English term in ConceptNet 5.8

Sources: JMDict 1.07, English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary, and Open Multilingual WordNet
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Synonyms

  • fi toiselle mitään suomaton egoisti (n, person) ➜
  • ja いけず (n, person) ➜
  • ja ひねくれ者 (n) ➜
  • ja 捻くれ者 (n) ➜
  • pl pies ogrodnika (n, person) ➜
  • de neidhammel ➜
  • es el perro del hortelano ➜
  • es ni come ni deja comer ➜
  • fr chien de mangeoire ➜
  • pl pies ogrodnika ➜
  • ru собака на сене ➜
  • th หมาหวงก้าง ➜
  • zh 佔著茅坑不拉屎 ➜
  • zh 占着茅坑不拉屎 ➜

Related terms

  • cs žába na prameni (n) ➜
  • en deny ➜
  • fr autrui ➜
  • fr personne ➜
  • fr profiter ➜
  • fr refuser ➜
  • en dogs in mangers (n) ➜
  • en take one's ball and go home (v) ➜
  • es ni come ni deja comer ➜
  • pl pies ogrodnika (n) ➜

dog in manger is a type of…

  • en selfish person (n, person) ➜

Word forms

  • en dogs in mangers (n) ➜

Derived from

  • en manger (n) ➜

Links to other resources

  • wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu 110043231-n
  • en.wiktionary.org dog in the manger
  • fr.wiktionary.org dog in the manger
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