beard the lion in his den
To confront an adversary in his or her own environment.
And dar'st thou then / To beard the lion in his den, / The Douglas in his hall?
lion
UK /ˈlaɪən/ US /ˈlaɪən/
noun 9adj 1name 1
Definitions
noun
1
A big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe.
Tigers and lions share a common ancestor from a few million years ago.
For with ſuch puiſſance and impetuous maine / Thoſe Champions broke on them, that forſt the fly, / Like ſcattered Sheepe, whenas the Shepherds ſwaine / A Lyon and a Tigre doth eſpye, / With greedy pace forth ruſhing from the foreſt nye.
2
A big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe.
3
Any of various extant and extinct big cats, especially the mountain lion.
4
A Chinese foo dog.
5
A person who shows attributes associated with the lion, such as strength, courage, or ferocity.
It was said of [Edward Plantaganet] that ‘he was a lion for pride and ferocity but a pard for inconstancy and changeableness, not keeping his word or promise but excusing himself with fair words’.
adj
1
Of the light brown color that resembles the fur of a lion.
name
1
The constellation and zodiacal sign Leo.
The Lion reigneth in the Back, Sides, Bones, Sinews and Griſles.
Those stars said to belong to the Ram might as well be supposed to belong to the Bull or the Lion.
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