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Question

Choose the correct meaning of the idiom/phrase.
Dog in the manger
  1. A person who is hounders
  2. A person who is not liked by others
  3. A person who prevents others from enjoying something useless to himself
  4. A person who puts himself in a difficulty on account of other people

A
A person who prevents others from enjoying something useless to himself
B
A person who is not liked by others
C
A person who is hounders
D
A person who puts himself in a difficulty on account of other people
Solution
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'Dog in the manger' is used for the person who keeps something that he/she does not want in order to prevent someone else from getting it. E.g. She felt that she would be a dog in the manger to keep the place in her own possession. Seeing all the options, option D is the correct answer. Rest of the options are incorrect.

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