dog in the manger

Etymology
From a Greek fable about a dog preventing other animals from eating the hay in a manger, even though as a carnivore it could not eat the hay itself. Although the story was ascribed to in the 15th century, no ancient source does so. The phrase first appears in the writings of Diogenianus.

Noun

 * 1)  Someone who denies to others something that he or she cannot use.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 佔著茅坑不拉屎, 占着茅坑不拉屎
 * French: Le Chien du jardinier
 * German:
 * Latvian: suns uz siena kaudzes (dog on a haystock)
 * Polish: (gardener's dog), pies na sianie (dog on a haystock)
 * Russian:
 * Spanish: ni come, ni deja comer, El perro del hortelano
 * Thai:, (a dog guarding a fishbone)