English Dictionary

bag of weasels

名詞

慣用表現 直喩

(idiomatic, used in similes) Something that has pronounced weasely characteristics, such as pettiness, bad temper, and deviousness.

日本語の意味

小心で意地悪な性格、または短気でずる賢く陰険な性質を持つもの。 / 悪い気性や卑劣な性格など、鼠やイタチのような性質を揶揄する表現。

When the committee started bickering, it quickly felt like negotiating with a bag of weasels.

委員会が口論を始めると、まるでずる賢くて陰険な連中と交渉しているように感じた。

意味（1）

(idiomatic, used in similes) Something that has pronounced weasely characteristics, such as pettiness, bad temper, and deviousness.

When she entered the kitchen matters were going on as usual — her mother bustling in glorious style, and as cross (her husband muttered) as a bag of weasels.

bags of weasels （ plural ）