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Meaning of "beard the lion in his den" in the English dictionary

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BEARD THE LION IN HIS DEN

bearcat
beard
beard-stroking
bearded
bearded collie
bearded dragon
bearded lady
bearded lizard
bearded tit
bearded vulture
beardedness
beardie
beardier
beardies
beardiest
beardless
beardlessness
Beardsley
beardtongue
beardy

WORDS THAT END LIKE BEARD THE LION IN HIS DEN

Baden
burden
den
Dresden
Eden
forbidden
gambling den
garden
golden
Gulf of Aden
hidden
holden
iron maiden
laden
maiden
opium den
sudden
Sweden
vice den
wooden

Synonyms and antonyms of beard the lion in his den in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «beard the lion in his den» into 25 languages

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Find out the translation of beard the lion in his den to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of beard the lion in his den from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «beard the lion in his den» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

胡子在他的书房狮子
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

barba al león en su guarida
570 millions of speakers

English

beard the lion in his den
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दाढ़ी उसकी मांद में शेर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

لحية الأسد في خدره
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

борода лев в его логове
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

barba do leão no seu covil
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সিংহের সিংহাসন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

barbe du lion dans sa tanière
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Janggut singa di dalam gua
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bart der Löwe in der Höhle
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ひげ彼の書斎のライオン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

수염 그의 서재 에있는 사자
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Jenggot singa ana ing geni
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

râu sư tử trong hang của mình
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அவரது குகையில் சிங்கம் தாடி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

त्याच्या गुहेत सिंहावर दाढी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Onun aslanını sakal
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

barba il leone nella sua tana
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

brodalwa w jego jaskini
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

борода лев в його лігві
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

barbă leul în bârlogul său
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γενειάδα το λιοντάρι στο κρησφύγετο του
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

baard die leeu in sy lêplek
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

skägg lejonet i sin håla
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

skjegg løven i hiet sitt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of beard the lion in his den

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BEARD THE LION IN HIS DEN»

The term «beard the lion in his den» is normally little used and occupies the 118.696 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BEARD THE LION IN HIS DEN»

Discover the use of beard the lion in his den in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to beard the lion in his den and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Common Phrases: And the Amazing Stories Behind Them
An alphabetical listing of common figures of speech, along with their definitions and origins.
Max Cryer, 2010
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A Dictionary of Anglo-American Proverbs & Proverbial ...
To beard the lion in his den (APP 224; ODEP 35; EAP 263; MP 378) 1882 ALL: Beard the lion in his lair— (II, p. 280) Gilbert, William S. lolanthe: or The Peer and the Peri. 1882. In The Complete Plays of Gilbert and Sullivan. New York: Modern  ...
George B. Bryan, Wolfgang Mieder, 2005
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A Dictionary of Cliches
Brunt='violence; shock'. beard the lion in his den, to ; hence, to beard a person in his den. Respectively mid C. 19–20 and late C. 19–20. Scott, in Marmion, 1808, has 'And darest thou then to beard the lion in his den,|The Douglas in his hall?
Eric Partridge, 2003
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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Allusions
beard the lion in his den 48 inspired movies and a second television series, more movies, and more TV spinoffs. A 1970s bumper sticker's variation was: "Beam me up, Scotty. There's no intelligent life on this planet." The expression has been ...
Elizabeth Webber, Mike Feinsilber, 1999
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Judah's Lion
... than sleep : there is but one God, and Mahomet is his Prophet." Alick exclaimed, ' Prayer is better than sleep : there is but one God alone ; and Mahomet is an impostor.' ' Hush ! ' said Captain Ryan, ' you must not beard the lion in his den.
Charlotte Elizabeth, 1843
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Speaking of Animals: A Dictionary of Animal Metaphors
Both "bears" are named for Smokey (the) Bear, the original nickname for a highway police officer. NDAS. BEARD THE LION to beard the lion in his den. To confront an adversary on his/her own turf. EWPO: 1808 (Sir Walter Scott's Marmion).
Robert Allen Palmatier, 1995
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Oxford Dictionary of English Idioms
link the weak link: see WEAK. lion beard the lion in his den: see BEARD. a lion in the way a danger or obstacle, especially an imaginary one. literary o This expression developed from a biblical phrase in Proverbs 22:13: 'The slothful man saith ...
John Ayto, 2010
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A Dutch Boy Fifty Years After
But Bok wanted to beard the lion in his den, and an Oxford graduate volunteered to introduce him to an Oxford don through whom, if it were at all possible, he could reach the author. The journey to Oxford was made, and Bok was introduced to ...
Edward William Bok, 2012
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WITHOUT RIGOR MORTIS
The rest remained unspoken between them. “You're probably right. Guess I'll go beard the lion in his den and get it over with.” “Beard the lion in his den? How quaint.” “An old saying of my grandmother, meaning you . . .” “I know what it means.
B.J. LUCKNOW, 2013
10
Multi-Functional English-Chinese Dictionary
Phrase: beard the lion in his den ^^^_h^J± tai sui tou shang dong tu Example: Attacking this candidate in his hometown is like bearding the lion in his den.fe^j^ &ffc&fe^ i^A , MUbb^^A^zk-t^]±o zai qf jia xiang gong jl zhe wei hou xuan ren, zhen ...
Jane Sun, 2009

8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BEARD THE LION IN HIS DEN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term beard the lion in his den is used in the context of the following news items.
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Swiss banks return to the United States
So what is the motivation for those institutions to beard the lion in his den, particularly as some have not even settled all their disputes with the ... «swissinfo.ch, Aug 14»
2
Mixing memories & desire
She decided to beard the lion in his den and speak to Jeanneret about a compromise solution to The Ramp. Her account of their exchange in ... «Chandigarh Tribune, Aug 14»
3
Singed by Modi Surge, Congress Firefights Within
... was clear from his final and crowning shame—sent out as the party warrior against Modi in Vadodara, presuming to beard the lion in his den, ... «The New Indian Express, May 14»
4
Ivo Bligh: the hero of cricket's immortal love story
The young leader made an excellent impression when he said on arrival that they had come to beard the lion in his den. This won him many a ... «Cricket Country, Mar 14»
5
Lions and Lambs
Thus one may “beard the lion in his den” or “take the lion share” of something. Seldom, however, would one find the two metaphors together. «Sudan Vision, Sep 13»
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Pacquiao-Mayweather: What's a hero without a villain?
But one thing is sure; Pacquiao will have the chance to beard the lion in his den. Reply · Like. · August 15, 2013 at 12:56am. Reply using. «BoxingNews24.com, Aug 13»
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To Beard The Lion In His Den
The Congress in Gujarat seems to have taken a leaf out of the army training manual which exhorts one to “sweat in peace to bleed less in war”. Relentlessly ... «Outlook, Jul 12»
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Into Kandahar, Yesterday and Tomorrow
... beard the lion in his den. The city I found was one where a frenzied crowd had gathered to watch as a young widow forced into marriage with ... «New York Times, May 10»

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