English Dictionary

cock in the henhouse

名詞

比喩的用法 慣用表現

(idiomatic, figuratively) A man in a situation where he has access to many women, presumably intending to seduce them.

日本語の意味

（イディオム）多くの女性が集まる状況において、女性を誘惑する意図でその環境にいる男性 / （比喩的に）女性のいる場所に居を構え、女性を口説く、あるいはその誘惑の対象となる男性

At the office holiday party, everyone joked that Mark was a cock in the henhouse, openly flirting as he circulated among his female colleagues.

オフィスの忘年会で、みんなはマークを複数の女性に近づける立場にいる男だと冗談を言い、彼は女性の同僚たちの間を回りながら堂々とナンパしていた。

意味（1）

(idiomatic, figuratively) A man in a situation where he has access to many women, presumably intending to seduce them.

Elizabeth's divorce would cut her loose to go her merry, cheating way; which left him free as a cock in the henhouse to seek female companionship

cocks in the henhouse （ plural ）