Michael Corleone

English Etymology From the fictional character Michael Corleone from the series The Godfather. Noun A ruthless gangster. en Having given up his role as the Michael Corleone of theory, now he wanted to be the Tony Soprano of pedagogy. https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Lecturer_s_Tale/7Z2GKbNFSmkC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22the+tony+soprano+of%22&pg=PT380&printsec=frontcover Picador The Lecturer's Tale: A Novel James Hynes 2007 en Beane is the Michael Corleone of baseball—brilliant and cold-blooded. Regardless of his feelings of affinity toward employees, they will be under his employ only if they produce. He's hired a close friend of his to be his manager in Bob Geren; if Geren is not successful, or if Beane simply wants to make a change, friendship or not, that's what he'll do. It's business. Not personal. 121 https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Prince_Of_New_York_s_2007_Baseball_P/qE009dzPBKgC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22the+michael+corleone+of%22&pg=PA121&printsec=frontcover The Prince Of New York's 2007 Baseball Preview Paul Lebowitz 2007 en terms derived from fiction eponyms en Fictional characters