crab mentality
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Calque of Tagalog isip talangka.
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (AU) (file)
Noun[edit]
crab mentality (plural crab mentalities)
- (idiomatic) A way of thinking best described by the phrase "if I can't have it, neither can you." The metaphor refers to a pot of crabs in which one tries to escape over the side, but is relentlessly pulled down by the others in the pot.
Synonyms[edit]
Translations[edit]
if I can't have it neither can you
|