小こ虎とら

noun

small tiger

Literal meaning: a tiger that is small in size, or a young tiger.

• 動どう物ぶつ園えんで小こ虎とらが生うまれました。

  A small tiger was born at the zoo.

noun

light drinker; occasional drinker

Idiomatic expression for someone who drinks only a little or rarely. Contrasts with 大虎 (heavy drinker).

See also: 大虎

• 彼かれは小こ虎とらだから、ビール一いっ杯ぱいで十じゅう分ぶんだ。

  He's a light drinker, so one glass of beer is enough for him.