lions and tigers and bears, oh my

lions and tigers and bears, oh my

English

Etymology

From the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz.

Noun

lions and tigers and bears, oh my (uncountable)

1. (colloquial) More things of the same kind; et cetera.
   • 2011, Jack Canfield, ‎Mark Victor Hansen, ‎Amy Newmark, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Tales of Golf and Sport

     It's [playing sports] about divots, brush-burns, rally caps, the Miracle On Ice, and Lions, and Tigers and Bears (Oh my!).

   • 2021, Mandy Hale, Don't Believe the Swipe: Finding Love without Losing Yourself

     We've talked about ghosters and exters and love bombers and kittenfishers and lions and tigers and bears ... oh my!

   • 2012, Shelly Crane, Devour (page 266)

     Although things weren't solved and we were far from done with this whole Horde thing, and lions and tigers and bears, oh my; I felt good. I knew things would be hard and dangerous in the days to come and I had no idea what to expect, […]