hog in armor

hog in armor

old-fashioned An awkward, clumsy, base, or mean person dressed in fine clothes or inhabiting a role of authority. It doesn't help our organization's appearance to have a hog in armor parading himself as our leader. We can't keep that hog in armor around—we need to hire someone respected in the industry as our CEO. We're going to lose business with a hog in armor leading our marketing team!

See also: armor, hog

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hog in armour

a person who is ill at ease.

See also: armour, hog

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