The Dog in the Manger is a fable attributed to Aesop, concerning a dog who one afternoon lay down to sleep in the manger. On being awoken, he ferociously kept the cattle in the farm from eating the hay on which he chose to sleep, even though he was unable to eat it himself, leading an ox to mutter the moral of the fable:
People often begrudge others what they cannot enjoy themselves.
The duration of The Dog in the Manger - film - is 1.73 hours.
The Dog in the Manger - film - was created on 1996-11-27.
A Dog in the Manger - 1917 was released on: USA: 6 August 1917
The cast of A Dog in the Manger - 1917 includes: Charles Hoyt
A dog-in-the-manger attitude is a person who selfishly keeps something not needed or wanted so that others may not enjoy it.
he is a real dog in the manger ,even though he does not have a car he would not let anyone else use his garage :0)
A snarling dog that will not let anyone use what he has no use for himself.
A 'dog in a manger' is a term often used towards someone who spoils enjoyment for others but gets no advantage themselves. Imagine a dog sitting in a manger preventing the horse from eating the hay. The dog cannot eat the hay itself but is resentlful of the horse enjoying its meal so it lays in the manger to spite the horse. These 'dogs' are usually jealous bitter people.
the dog has not eaten
This is exactly what happens
Definition:a person who prevents others from using something he has no use for / a person who selfishly keeps something that he or she does not really need or want so that others may not use or enjoy it.Sentence:I have come to understand that he is the dog in the manger.
Maman le chien a besoin de manger