Idiom
cock in the henhouse
Meaning
A man in a situation where he has access to many women, presumably intending to seduce them.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He acts like a cock in the henhouse at every party.”
“The office manager warned him that his behavior made him look like a cock in the henhouse among the new interns.”
“The socialite was known for his predatory charm, moving through the ballroom like a cock in the henhouse, always seeking his next conquest.”
Examples
simple
“He acts like a cock in the henhouse at every party.”
contextual
“The office manager warned him that his behavior made him look like a cock in the henhouse among the new interns.”
complex
“The socialite was known for his predatory charm, moving through the ballroom like a cock in the henhouse, always seeking his next conquest.”
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