ass in a lion's skin



ass in a lion's skin

A blustering fool. The "ass" here is a donkey, trying to portray itself as a strong and powerful lion. Can you believe the boss yelled at me because he thought—wrongly—that I'd handed in my budget late? Geez, he's such an ass in a lion's skin!
See also: ass, skin

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Vilhelmoveel-HEL-moEsperanto
Daquan-African American (Modern)
Jana (1)YAH-nah (Dutch, German)Czech, Slovak, Dutch, German, Slovene, Catalan
SnjeŽAna-Croatian, Serbian
Adalbern-Ancient Germanic
Ercanbald-Ancient Germanic