كيف تنطق "dog in the manger"

expression

DAWG in thuh MAYN-jur

DOG in thuh MAYN-juh

التعريف

A 'dog in the manger' is someone who refuses to let others use or enjoy something, even though they do not need or use it themselves.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈdɔɡ/ /ˈɪn/, /ɪn/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈmeɪndʒɝ

الإنجليزية البريطانية

dˈɒɡ/ /ˈɪn/ /ðə, ði/ /mˈeɪndʒɐ

أمريكي

DAWG in thuh MAYN-jur

بريطاني

DOG in thuh MAYN-juh

He's acting like a dog in the manger by not letting anyone else use the equipment.

Don't be a dog in the manger—if you don't want it, let someone else have it.

She kept the books but never read them, just a dog in the manger.

I know you don't want that last slice of pizza—don't be a dog in the manger!