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idiom(be) a dog in the mangerused about someone who will not let other people use or have something that they cannot use or have themselves:As you know, we're not dog in the manger, and we'll give them credit for it.What I want to know is if she's really interested in Dave, or is she just a dog in the manger?dog-in-the-manger: They seem to have a dog-in-the manger attitude and won't let us have any input in the project.
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