DOG IN THE MANGER

Meaning of DOG IN THE MANGER in English

n. selfish person who prevents another from enjoying or having something that he or she themselves have no need for

Explanatory English dictionary bed edition. Толковый словарь английского языка Редакция bed. 2012

DOG IN THE MANGER — Etymology: from the fable of the dog who prevented an ox from eating hay which he did not want himself …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DOG IN THE MANGER — Etymology: so called from the fable of the dog who would not allow a horse or ox to eat the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DOG IN THE MANGER — — dog-in-the-manger , adj. a person who selfishly keeps something that he or she does not really need or want …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DOG IN THE MANGER — Etymology: from the fable of the dog who prevented an ox from eating hay which he did not want himself …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DOG IN THE MANGER — Etymology: from the fable of the dog who prevented an ox from eating hay which he did not want himself …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
DOG IN THE MANGER — [dog in the manger] [fr. the fable of the dog who prevented an ox from eating hay which he did …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DOG IN THE MANGER — Synonyms and related words : careerist, egotist, fortune hunter, grouch, hog, individualist, killjoy, lone wolf, loner, malcontent, monopolist, narcissist, road …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DOG IN THE MANGER — {n. phr.} A person who is unwilling to let another use what he himself has no use for. * /Although …
Slang English vocab
DOG IN THE MANGER — {n. phr.} A person who is unwilling to let another use what he himself has no use for. * /Although …
Словарь английских идиом
DOG IN THE MANGER — a person who will not share something he does not use or need He's a dog in the manger about …
English Idioms vocab
DOG IN THE MANGER — a person who will not share something he does not use or need He's a dog in the manger about …
English Idioms vocabulary
DOG IN THE MANGER — n. phr. A person who is unwilling to let another use what he himself has no use for. Although Valerie …
American Idioms English vocabulary
DOG IN THE MANGER — собака на сене
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DOG-IN-THE-MANGER — сущ. собака на сене собака на сене
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DOG(-)IN(-)THE(-)MANGER — ( n ) собака на сене
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DOG-IN-THE-MANGER — _n. собака на сене
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DOG-IN-THE-MANGER — сущ.собака на сене
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
DOG IN THE MANGER — (n) собака на сене
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
DOG(-)IN(-)THE(-)MANGER — ( n ) собака на сене
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
DOG(-)IN(-)THE(-)MANGER — ( n ) собака на сене
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
DOG IN THE MANGER — n. собака на сене
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
DOG IN THE MANGER — n. собака на сене
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
DOG-IN-THE-MANGER — сущ. собака на сене
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
DOG-IN-THE-MANGER — сущ. собака на сене
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
DOG-IN-THE-MANGER — _n. собака на сене
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
DOG IN THE MANGER — * dog lying in the manger собака на сене
Англо-Русский словарь английских идиом
DOG IN THE MANGER — собака на сене
Англо-Русский словарь идиом
DOG-IN-THE-MANGER — сущ. собака на сене собака на сене
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
DOG IN THE MANGER — собака на сене
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
MANGER — manjuore, crippe
English interlingue dictionary
MANGER — pasungan
English-Visayan vocabulary
MANGER — noun see: mandible Date: 14th century a trough or open box in a stable designed to hold feed or fodder …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DOG — I Any member of the canine genus Canis , particularly the domestic species, Canis familiaris . Domestic dogs seem to …
Английский словарь Британика
IN — I. (|)in, ən; usu ə n after t, d, s, or z as in “split in two”, often ə m …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DOG
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MANGER — ˈmānjə(r) noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English manger, mangeour, from Middle French maingeure, from mangier to eat, from Latin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MANGER — (n.) The fore part of the deck, having a bulkhead athwart ships high enough to prevent water which enters the …
Английский словарь Webster
MANGER — (n.) A trough or open box in which fodder is placed for horses or cattle to eat.
Английский словарь Webster
MANGER — ( n. ) The fore part of the deck, having a bulkhead athwart ships high enough to prevent water which …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MANGER — ( n. ) A trough or open box in which fodder is placed for horses or cattle to eat.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MANGER — /mayn"jeuhr/ , n. Astron. Praesepe. [ 1545-55; as trans. of L praesepe ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MANGER — /mayn"jeuhr/ , n. 1. a box or trough in a stable or barn from which horses or cattle eat. 2. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DOG — — dogless , adj. — doglike , adj. /dawg, dog/ , n. , v. , dogged, dogging . n. 1. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MANGER — n. box or trough in which food is placed for horses or cattle
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
DOG — I. ˈdȯg, ˈdäg noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English docga Date: before 12th century 1. a. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MANGER — noun Etymology: Middle English mangeour, manger, from Anglo-French mangure, from manger to eat, from Latin manducare to chew, devour, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MANGER — noun a trough or open box in which fodder is placed for horses or cattle to eat. 2. manger ·noun …
Webster English vocab
DOG — noun a mean, worthless fellow; a wretch. 2. dog ·noun a quadruped of the genus canis, ·esp. the domestic dog …
Webster English vocab
MANGER — ■ noun a long trough for feeding horses or cattle. Origin ME: from OFr. mangeure , based on L. manducat- …
Concise Oxford English vocab
MANGER — [man.ger] n [ME mangeour, manger, fr. MF maingeure, fr. mangier to eat, fr. L manducare to chew, devour, fr. manducus …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DOG
Britannica English vocabulary
MANGER — manger BrE AmE ˈmeɪn d ʒ ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ manger|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DOG
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DOG
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DOG — n. & v. --n. 1 any four-legged flesh-eating animal of the genus Canis, of many breeds domesticated and wild, kept …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DOG — n. & v. n. 1 any four-legged flesh-eating animal of the genus Canis, of many breeds domesticated and wild, kept …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DOG — n. & v. --n. 1. any four-legged flesh-eating animal of the genus Canis, of many breeds domesticated and wild, kept …
Oxford English vocab
MANGER — ( mangers) A manger is a low open container which cows, horses, and other animals feed from when indoors. ( …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DOG
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MANGER — noun PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES a dog in the manger EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Arthur as a baby, asleep in …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DOG — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a dog wags its tail/its tail wags ▪ Domino rushed to meet her, tail …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MANGER — [noun] [C] old use - an open box from which cattle and horses feedMangers were usually found in stables and …
Cambridge English vocab
DOG — n. Dog Star Bernese mountain dog dog salmon Eskimo dog guide dog Seeing Eye dog Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
DOG
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary

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