IN LIKE A LION, OUT LIKE A LAMB.

The old saying about March, “In like a lion, out like a lamb,” is only an abbreviated version of the traditional folklore about the month in which spring arrives. Here is a handy chart that summarizes the accumulated wisdom of the ages:

In like…Out like…
A lionA lamb
A leopardAn okapi
A herd of elephantsA mob of villagers running away from a herd of elephants
An appleA pear
A toaster ovenOne of those electric corkscrew things that you get for Christmas and never use
CamembertManchego
A red-shanked douc langurAnother red-shanked douc langur
19361974
FlynnO’Shaughnessy