dog in the manger
собака на сене (о человеке, не желающим делать что-либо и мешающим другим)
Пример использования идиомы dog in the manger:
Agatha lived alone in that big house, but she didn't let her relatives share it with her; she was like a dog in the manger.
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Другие идиомы:
- dog and pony show
- dog-eat-dog
- fight like cats and dogs
- you can't teach an old dog new tricks
- top dog
- put on the dog
- every dog has his day
- to hound (someone)
- as sick as a dog
- let sleeping dogs lie
- go to the dogs
- as crooked as a dog's hind leg
- hair of the dog that bit one
- tail wagging the dog
- in the doghouse