Daniel come to judgement

English

Etymology

Coined by English playwright William Shakespeare in The Merchant of Venice (c.1597), after the Biblical Daniel famed for his wise judgement and dream interpretations.

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Noun

Daniel come to judgement (plural Daniels come to judgement)

  1. (idiomatic) One who wisely settles a difficult matter.
    • 1937, Dorothy L. Sayers, Busman's Honeymoon:
      A Daniel come to judgment! Harriet, the Superintendent has caught the hang of our half-witted manner of conversation.
    • 2012, Theodore Dalrymple, If Symptoms Persist:
      But I was treated as a Daniel come to judgment.
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