Idiom Breakdown

lion's den

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Definition

Any dangerous or frightening place.

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After the story of Daniel in the lions' den in chapter 6 of the Book of Daniel.

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"Mrs. Bowls cautioned her lodger against venturing into the lion's den, "wherein you will rue it, Miss B., mark my words, and as sure as my name is Bowls.""
"Despite the girl's assurance, we knew that proximity to the sinister Chinaman must be fraught with danger. We stood, not in the lion's den, but in the serpent's lair."
"Yeah, I am born again / Out of the lion's den / I don't have to pretend / (And it's too late) / The story's over now, the end"

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