Daniel come to judgementとは 意味・読み方・使い方

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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.