chocolate soldier

American  

noun

1. a nonfighting soldier; a serviceman not assigned to combat duty.

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chocolate soldier British  

noun

1. informal a person who mistakenly believes that he or she is very powerful, important, or impressive

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Etymology

Origin of chocolate soldier

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

But the priestess has placed a curse on the Emperor: his eyes start bleeding a brown syrup and, in no time, he turns into a chocolate soldier.

From Time Magazine Archive

His eleventh-round warning�"Just one more round, Henry"�had spurred the chocolate soldier to his last stand.

From Time Magazine Archive

On the box was a picture of a chocolate soldier.

From "Scream for Ice Cream: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #2" by Carolyn Keene

Instead of the tippling trooper of former days we have "the chocolate soldier."

From Creative Chemistry Descriptive of Recent Achievements in the Chemical Industries by Slosson, Edwin E.

First he shews Captain Bluntschli out here when he knew quite well I was in the—hum!—library; and then he goes downstairs and breaks Raina's chocolate soldier.

From Arms and the Man by Shaw, Bernard