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1 beard the lion in his den
напасть на врага в его собственном жилище; бесстрашно бросить вызов опасному противнику [выражение создано В. Скоттом:And hopest thou hence unscathed to go? (‘Marmion’, canto 6, XIV)]Here was Cowperwood bearding the lion in his den, dictating terms to the principal financial figures of the city... (Th. Dreiser, ‘The Titan’, ch. L) — Каупервуд не побоялся явиться сюда, в их вотчину, и диктовать свои условия финансовым тузам города!.
I simply told Stephen that the only way to do business with Mr. Bilmeyer was to beard the lion in his den. (E. S. Gardner, ‘The D. A. Calls a Turn’, ch. X) — Я просто сказал Стивену, что с Билмейером можно иметь дело, только если действовать смело и решительно.
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