legal eagle

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legal eagle — idiom

1. an informal, often humorous term for a lawyer who is very clever or skilful at t

1.idiom
Definition

an informal, often humorous term for a lawyer who is very clever or skilful at their job.

Example

The company brought in a legal eagle from a top New York firm to handle the case.

My uncle is a real legal eagle — he won every case he ever argued in court.