crab mentality

English

Etymology

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Noun

crab mentality

(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

crab bucket syndrome

Translations

If I can't have it neither can you

Chinese:
Mandarin: 螃蟹心態, 螃蟹心态 (pángxiè xīntài), 螃蟹精神 (pángxiè jīngshén), 螃蟹心理 (pángxiè xīnlǐ)
Finnish: keskinäinen kateus (fi)
Russian: please add this translation if you can

Serbo-Croatian:
Roman: da komšiji crkne krava
Tagalog: isip-alimango

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