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 a dog in the manger 

idiom : someone who keeps something that they


do not want in order to prevent someone else from getting it
 a dog's breakfast idiom : something or someone
that looks extremely untidy, or something that is very badly done
 a dog's life idiom : a very unhappy or miserable life
 the dog's bollocks idiom : something or someone that
you think is extremely good
 done up/dressed up like a dog's dinner idiom :
wearing very formal or decorative clothes in a way
that attracts attention
 every dog has its day idiom : said to emphasize that everyone
is successful or happy at some time in their life
 give a dog a bad name idiom : said when someone has
been accused of behaving badly in the past, with
the result that people expect them to behave like that in the future
 go to the dogs idiom : becoming very much less successful than it
was in the past (country/organisation)
 let sleeping dogs lie idiom : said to warn someone that they should
not talk about a bad situation that most people have forgotten about
 put on the dog idiom: to act as if you are more important than you are
 why keep a dog and bark yourself? idiom : said when
you want to know why someone would do something himself or
herself when that person already pays someone else to do it
 you can't teach an old dog new tricks idiom : said to mean that it is
very difficult to teach someone new skills or
to change someone's habits or character
 hot dog! idiom : vẻy gud
 sick as a dog idiom : vomiting a lot
 work like a dog/Trojan idiom : to work very hard
 love me, love my dog idiom : said to warn someone that if
they want to be in a relationship with you, they must
be willing to accept everything about you
 see a man about a dog idiom : You might say you have to see a man
about a dog when you do not want to say what you are really
doing, especially when going to the toilet
 the tail wagging the dog idiom : a situation in which a large group has
to do something to satisfy a small group
 like a dog with two tails idiom : very happy about something
 there's a good boy/girl/dog! idiom : used to
show approval or encouragement
 the hair of the dog (that bit you) idiom : an alcoholic drink taken as
a cure the morning after an occasion when you have drunk too
much alcohol
 fight like cat and dog/fight like cats and dogs idiom : to
have angry arguments all the time

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