legal eagle
nounEtymology
Chosen for the serendipitous alignment of rhyme and connotation (eagles are eagle-eyed and sharp).
Definitions
A skillful and adroit attorney.
- He made his reputation as a legal eagle as a prosecutor before entering private practice.
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA