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dog in the manger
one who prevents others from enjoying what one has no use for oneself (from Aesops Fables)
The girl was a dog in the manger. She cancelled the dinner because she could not attend.

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  • dog-eat-dog
  • doll (oneself) up or doll up (oneself)
  • dollar for dollar
  • done for
  • done in
  • done to a T
  • done to a turn
  • done with (something)
  • doomed to failure
  • double back
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  • knock off work
  • make (someone) sick
  • middle of the road
  • in bad faith
  • caught in the middle
  • have an itch to (do something)
  • go Dutch
  • out of earshot
  • would rather
  • something else again


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