cookie #3

　トランプ大統領は金正恩を賢いやつを評しました。金正恩が，多数の強力な闘争者を従え若くして権力を握ったことにたいして述べた言葉であるようです。
　見出しの中で気になった表現は"smart cookie"です。『Wisdom英和辞典第三版』(三省堂)には"cookie"で「｟くだけて｠ 〖特定の形と共に〗 (…な) やつ, 男」などという意味がありました。ここでは，「かしこいやつ，かしこい男」という意味で使われていると思います。(Ume)

Donald Trump: N Korea's Kim Jong-un a 'smart cookie'

US President Donald Trump has described North Korean leader Kim Jong-un as a "pretty smart cookie".
Speaking to CBS, he noted Mr Kim had assumed power at a young age, despite dealing with "some very tough people".
Amid escalating tensions over North Korea's nuclear programme, he said he had "no idea" whether Mr Kim was sane.
The North Korean leader had his uncle executed two years after he came to power, and is suspected of ordering the recent killing of his half-brother.
President Trump, asked what he made of the North Korean leader, answered:
"People are saying: 'Is he sane?' I have no idea.... but he was a young man of 26 or 27... when his father died. He's dealing with obviously very tough people, in particular the generals and others.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-39764834

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