DOG IN THE MANGER


Meaning of DOG IN THE MANGER in English

Etymology: from the fable of the dog who prevented an ox from eating hay which he did not want himself

Date: 1573

: a person who selfishly withholds from others something useless to himself

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.