hog on ice

A person who exhibits an air of haughty confidence and independence but is, in reality, utterly inept, powerless, or insecure. Thought to be a reference to a pig stranded on a body of ice, freed from its pen but unable to walk or stand upright properly. The senator was as cool as a hog on ice before the press, flailing at a self-assured bravado despite the clear evidence tying him to the scandal. The movement, so cocksure in its demands for social reform, has become as independent as a hog on ice, as its leaders begin to feel the inevitable pressure of fickle voters.See also: hog, ice, on

hog on ice

an insecure person. North American informalSee also: hog, ice, on

单词	hog on ice
释义	hog on ice hog on ice - Known mainly from the title of the book by Charles Earle Funk (1948); it is from the expression "as independent as a hog on ice," in which hog refers to the stone in the game of curling when it comes to rest.See also related terms for hog. hog on ice hog on ice A person who exhibits an air of haughty confidence and independence but is, in reality, utterly inept, powerless, or insecure. Thought to be a reference to a pig stranded on a body of ice, freed from its pen but unable to walk or stand upright properly. The senator was as cool as a hog on ice before the press, flailing at a self-assured bravado despite the clear evidence tying him to the scandal. The movement, so cocksure in its demands for social reform, has become as independent as a hog on ice, as its leaders begin to feel the inevitable pressure of fickle voters.See also: hog, ice, on hog on ice an insecure person. North American informalSee also: hog, ice, on
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