the manger

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• The Dog in the Manger — The story and metaphor of The Dog in the Manger derives from an old Greek fable which has been transmitted in several different versions. Interpreted variously over the centuries, it is used now of those who spitefully prevent others from having… …   Wikipedia

• From the Manger to the Cross — (De la crèche à la croix) est un film américain de Sidney Olcott, réalisé en 1911 1912. Projeté devant un public restreint le 3 octobre 1912 à Londres, il a été présenté au grand public aux Etats Unis en janvier 1913[1]. C est l un des premiers… …   Wikipédia en Français

• dog in the manger — {n. phr.} A person who is unwilling to let another use what he himself has no use for. * /Although Valerie lives alone in that big house, she is like a dog in the manger when it comes to letting someone sharing it with her./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• dog in the manger — {n. phr.} A person who is unwilling to let another use what he himself has no use for. * /Although Valerie lives alone in that big house, she is like a dog in the manger when it comes to letting someone sharing it with her./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• From the Manger to the Cross — Infobox Film name = From the Manger to the Cross |170px imdb id = 0002199 producer = Frank Marion director = Sidney Olcott writer = Gene Gauntier starring = Robert Henderson Bland Gene Gauntier Alice Hollister music = cinematography = George K.… …   Wikipedia

• dog in the manger — (UK)    If someone acts like a dog in the manger, they don t want other people to have or enjoy things that are useless to them.   (Dorking School Dictionary)    ***    A person referred to as a dog in the manger is someone who stops others from… …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

• a dog in the manger — ► a dog in the manger a person who prevents others from having things that they do not need themselves. [ORIGIN: alluding to the fable of the dog that lay in a manger to prevent the ox and horse from eating the hay.] Main Entry: ↑dog …   English terms dictionary

• dog-in-the-manger — a dog in the manger someone who keeps something that they do not really want in order to prevent anyone else from having it. The British have a dog in the manger attitude to the island, no longer needing it themselves, but wanting to deny it to… …   New idioms dictionary

• dogin the manger — dog in the manger n. pl. dogs in the manger One who prevents others from enjoying what one has no use for oneself.   [From a fable in which a dog prevented an ox from eating hay he did not want himself.] * * * …   Universalium

• dog in the manger — (UK) If someone acts like a dog in the manger, they don t want other people to have or enjoy things that are useless to them …   The small dictionary of idiomes

• (a) dog in the manger — a dog in the manger british phrase someone who does not want or need something, but will not let other people have it Thesaurus: people who are annoying or unpleasantsynonym Main entry: dog * * * a ˌdog in the ˈmanger idiom a person who stops… …   Useful english dictionary