coward's castle

English

Noun

coward's castle

  1. Parliament, wherein parliamentary privilege offers the protection from law suits to lawmakers and parliamentarians.
  2. Any place or position where someone can hide or seek refuge.
    • 1961, Xavier Herbert, Soldiers' Women, Netley, SA: Fontana Books, published 1978, page 276:
      Ida was looking for that coward's castle of hers on the far horizon.
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