a dog in the manger

釋義

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   佔馬槽的狗

   a person who stops other people from enjoying what he or she cannot use or does not want

   She's an ill-mannered little dog in the manger.

電影裡這樣說 · 1 部

• She's an ill-mannered little dog in the manger.The Uninvited1944
• Well I ll be a goddamn dog in a mangerThe Hateful Eight2015

在完整場景裡學

• 不速之客1944
  • 誤闖老宅一見傾心：hanker for（一直惦念）
  • 上門求購懸崖老宅：head over heels in love（神魂顛倒）
  • 為一棟鬧鬼老宅討價還價：bring the price down（把價錢壓下來）

同一詞條的短語

• a dog and pony show
• dog eat dog
• a dog's breakfast
• a dog's life
• every dog has his day
• give a dog a bad name
• go to the dogs
• not have a dog's chance
• why keep a dog and bark yourself
• the hair of the dog
• be raining cats and dogs
• sick as a dog