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• beard the lion in his own den — If you confront a powerful or dangerous rival on their territory, you are bearding the lion in his own den …   The small dictionary of idiomes

• beard the lion in his den —    If you visit someone important in the place where they work, in order to challenge him/her or obtain something, you beard the lion in his den.     If he continues to refuse my calls, I ll have to beard the lion in his den …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

• beard the lion in his den — DEFY DANGER, face up to danger, confront/brave danger. → lion * * * beard the lion in his den (or lair) confront or challenge someone on their own ground …   Useful english dictionary

• beard the lion in his own den —    If you confront a powerful or dangerous rival on their territory, you are bearding the lion in his own den.   (Dorking School Dictionary) …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

• Beard the lion in his own den —   If you confront a powerful or dangerous rival on their territory, you are bearding the lion in his own den …   Dictionary of English idioms

• (to) beard the lion in his den — to beard the lion in his ˈden idiom to go to see an important or powerful person to tell them that you disagree with them, that you want sth, etc. Main entry: ↑beardidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• beard the lion in his den — verb To confront an adversary in his or her own environment And darest thou then …   Wiktionary

• lion — [lī′ən] n. pl. lions or lion [OFr < L leo (gen. leonis) < Gr leōn (gen. leontos)] 1. a large, powerful cat (Panthera leo), found in Africa and SW Asia, with a tawny coat, a tufted tail, and, in the adult male, a shaggy mane: in folklore and …   English World dictionary

• Scar (The Lion King) — DisneyChar name = Scar image caption = Scar watching his hyena army marching during the Be Prepared musical number first appearance = The Lion King last appearance = The Lion King created by = Jonathan Roberts voiced by = Jeremy Irons ( The Lion… …   Wikipedia

• beard´like´ — beard «bihrd», noun, verb. –n. 1. the hair growing on a man s face, especially on his chin and cheeks. 2. something resembling or suggesting this. The chin tuft of a goat is a beard; so are the stiff hairs around the beak of a bird. 3. Informal.… …   Useful english dictionary

• beard someone in their den — beard (someone) in (their) den to visit an important person in the place where they work, in order to tell or ask them something unpleasant. A group of journalists bearded the director in his den to ask how he was going to deal with the crisis.… …   New idioms dictionary