lion.

"A sheep is called a Lammermuir lion; and the proverb is applied, in
a sarcastic way, to a boasting or assuming person, or to a
braggadocio fellow, who is a coward at bottom."--_G. Henderson._

"As fierce as a lion on Cotswold."--_English._

He's as gleg as a gled.

He's as happy as a dead bird.

He's a selfish skyte that cares but for his ain kyte.

He's as fu' as a fiddler.

Equivalent to being as "drunk as a lord."

He's as gleg as M'Keachen's elshin, that ran through sax plies o'
bend-leather into the king's heel.

Quoted in the _Heart of Midlothian_ when Sharpitlaw, accompanied by
Ratcliffe and Madge Wildfire, go to Muschat's Cairn in search of
Robertson.

He's as hard wi' me as if I had been the wild Scot o' Galloway.

He's a silly chield that can neither dae nor say.

He's as stiff as if he had swallowed the poker.

He's as welcome as snaw in hairst.

He's as welcome as water in a riven ship.

He's auld and cauld, and ill to lie beside.

He's awfu' big ahint the door.

To be "big ahint the door," is to be very courageous when there is
no occasion for it.

He's a wise man that can tak care o' himsel.

He's aye for out o' the cheese-fat he was moulded in.

"'Keep back, sir, as best sets ye,' said the bailie, as Andrew
pressed forward to catch the answer to some question I had asked
about Campbell; 'ye wad fain ride the forehorse an ye wist how. That
chield's aye for being out o' the cheese-fat he was moulded
in.'"--_Rob Roy._

He's aye wise ahint the hand.

"Ye noo hae hit the nail upo' the head,
I better wi' less travel micht hae deen,
Had I been tenty as I sud hae been;
But fouks, they say, are wise ahint the han',
Whilk to be true unto my cost I fan."--_Ross's Helenore._

He's as wise as Wudsie's calf, that kent milk frae water.

He's been at the kirk o' Crackabout, whaur the kail pat was the
minister.

He's better fed than bred.

He's blind that eats marrow, but far blinder that lets him.

He's but Jock the laird's brither.

"The Scottish lairds concern and zeal for the standing and
continuance of their families, makes the provision for their younger
sons very small."--_Kelly._

He's cooling and supping.

"That is, he has nothing but from hand to mouth."--_Kelly._

He's cowpet the crans.

"It's a great misery to me that I hae nae books to let you look o