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собака на сене (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 others. (always before noun)) | |||
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собака на сене |
dog in the manger : 10 phrases in 4 subjects |
General | 3 |
Idiomatic | 2 |
Proverb | 4 |
Saying | 1 |