liberal lion
n.— «When last seen on the House floor, Rep. Pete McCloskey could be found demanding the impeachment of President Nixon, helping write the Endangered Species Act and denouncing the Vietnam War. It’s been a few years since the Californian roamed the arena with his pride of Republican liberal lions, espousing “good government” and balanced budgets along with a strict diet of environmental regulation.» —“Republican liberal lion gears for last growl” by Valerie Richardson Washington Times Feb. 6, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
Katie in Everett, Washington, is curious about the expression If ifs and ands were pots and pans, there’d be no need for tinkers. What is a tinker? She heard this phrase on the television series The Gilded Age, in response to a character who...