Idioms

lady bear

lady bear

1. A strong, aggressively protective mother. Likened to literal mother bears, which are notoriously violent and aggressive when confronting a danger to their offspring. She's usually quite demure and reserved, but she turns into a straight-up lady bear if you so much as look at her kids the wrong way.
2. dated A female police officer. The two fellas were busting each other up when a lady bear on patrol came round and threw them both in her squad car.
See also: bear, lady
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lady bear

n. a female officer of the law. (see also Smokey (the Bear), mama bear.) This lady bear asks me if I’m going to a fire.
See also: bear, lady
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
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References in classic literature
Matrimonial differences are usually discussed by the parties concerned in the form of dialogue, in which the lady bears at least her full half share.
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How the lady bear cunningly seduces not one but a series of suitors into a mating ritual and in this way tricks all the prospective daddy bears into believing that the cub (when it is born) is theirs?
I've had a thought so bear with me
She's billed as Troglodyte of Ancient Days, the Ugliest Woman in the World and Mujer Osa (Lady Bear).
Orphans of the carnival
features some of San Francisco's most notorious drag performers including: Sue Casa (Carrie Bradshaw), D'Arcy Drollinger (Samantha Jones), Lady Bear (Miranda Hobbs), Steven LeMay (Charlotte York), and more.
Legendary San Francisco Drag Queens Buy a Nightclub and Present "Sex and the City LIVE!"
Richard Fahey had just moved stables to the other side of Malton when Lady Bear gave him a timely big race triumph at Goodwood a year ago.
Fahey can wing in again
THE popular Lady Bear (2.20) can go out with a bang in the feature event at Lingfield today.
Racing: Lady Bear to sparkle
Checkit (50-1) finished a further two lengths away in third, with Lady Bear (25-1) making late progress to snatch the each-way money from Far Lane.
Going for the double
Checkit and Lady Bear were third and fourth respectively.
Racing: Chivalry in winning return
Hills: 8 Akshar (from 7's), Shot To Fame, 9 Chivalry (from 8's), Jazz Messenger (from 8's), 14 Grand Passion, Zabaglione (from 16's), 16 Lady Bear, 20 Camelot, Navado, Pablo, Persian Lightening, 25 bar.
Racing: DOYLE ON AKSHAR; Brett rides the big race fancy after Fallon loses his appeal
BETTING - William Hill: 7-1 Akshar, 8-1 Chivalry, 10-1 Shot To Fame, 12-1 Jazz Messenger, 14-1 Grand Passion, 16-1 Lady Bear, Zabaglione, 20-1 Camelot, Navado, Pablo, Persian Lightning, Pentecost, Tug Of Love, 25-1 bar.
Fallon's appeal set for Thursday
Richard Fahey's splendid mare Lady Bear will be off to the sales at the end of the season and she enhanced her value as a broodmare prospect with a first Listed-race success at Sandown Park on Saturday.
Racing: Brooding Lady is a winner
Lady Bear landed a gamble in the Sunley Atalanta stakes to take her winnings to pounds 200,000.
Racing: HOLLAND CUT ABOVE; THE REST ON BARBA!
He brought Lady Bear home on the second day of the three-day meeting in the Spring Mile,and for the rest of the campaign there was no stopping him.
RACING: Hanagan making name for himself; Paul's dream season even puts Dettori in the shade
Even though they were dwarfed by the leaders' big win, four clubs picked 16-1 shot Lady Bear - Old School Ties, AEC Dodger, Christ The King Snooker and Faurecia's Fancy.
RACING: City club's 200-1 naps table winner
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