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Simon Legree

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noun

the brutal slave dealer in Uncle Tom's Cabin.

any harsh, merciless master: Our math teacher is a Simon Legree.

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noun

Simon. Simon Legree.

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[ˈsɑɪmən ləˈgri]

n.
a very hard taskmaster; a hard boss. (From the name of the slave driver in Uncle Tom's Cabin.) : Ask Simon Legree if I will be able to stop work and go home for breakfast now.

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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