cowardly lion
cowardly lion · cowardly lions
A person who acts tough but misses a golden opportunity out of fear or cowardiceA person who acts tough but misses a golden opportunity out of fear or cowardice.
Meaning
1 senses(figuratively)A person who acts tough but misses a golden opportunity out of fear or cowardice.
"This $13 billion mutual fund, which calls itself "classic growth investing, the Janus way," is in reality a cowardly lion." -Forbes
Origin
After a character in L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900).After a character in L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900).
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Forms
plural: cowardly lions| Singular | cowardly lion |
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