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  What it means

  Literally “the gardener’s dog.” Describes someone who doesn’t want/use something themselves but won’t let anyone else have it either. “A dog in the manger.”

  Vocabulary

  • pies — dog
  • ogrodnik — gardener

  Grammar note

  'Ogrodnika' is the genitive of 'ogrodnik'.

  Cultural context

  Commonly used in social and political contexts to describe spiteful behavior.

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