the tongue of the trump

the tongue of the trump
шотл.; разг.
главарь, босс, руководитель

He is the tongue of the trump to the whole squad of them. (W. Scott, ‘Redgauntlet’) — Он главарь всей шайки.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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