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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!
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Khayrat | | - | Arabic |
| Unathi | | - | Southern African, Xhosa |
| Kalani | | - | Hawaiian |
| Malkhaz | | - | Georgian |
| Jaroslav | | - | Czech, Slovak |
| Ciro | | CHEE-ro (Italian), THEE-ro (Spanish), SEE-ro (Latin American Spanish) | Italian, Spanish |