beard the lion in his den

Meaning: (idiomatic)Toconfrontanadversaryin his or her ownenvironment.1808February 22,Walter Scott, “Canto Sixth. The Battle.”, inMarmion; a Tale of Flodden Field, Edinburgh:[…]J[ames]Ballantyne and Co.forArchibald Constable and Company,[…]; London:William Miller, andJohn Murray,→OCLC, stanza XIV,page338:And dar'st thou then / Tobeard the lion in his den, / The Douglas in his hall?1840, Thomas Pringle, Josiah Conder,Narrative of a residence in South Africa, page45:George and John Rennie, and James Ekron, a servant of my father’s, announced their determination to march in andbeard the lion in his den, provided three of the Mulattoes, who were superior marksmen, would support them.1936,The Bankers magazine, volume132, page307:Duty called me tobeard the lion in his den; and though no Daniel, I took on the job without fear and trembling…

Examples:

EN: You're gonna beard the lion in his den.
ES: Vas a enfrentar al león en su guarida.
EN: How dare you beard the lion in his den!
ES: ¡Te atreves a desafiar al león en su cubil!
ID: Beraninya mengganggu harimau di sarangnya!
EN: How could I beard the lion in his den?
ES: ¿Cómo puedo acostarme en Tai Sui?
ID: Bagaimana bisa aku menyinggungnya?
EN: But today I'm going to beard the lion in his den.
TE: ఈ రోజు సింహం నా చెప్పుల జత మీద పడుకుంటే, ముక్క చీవాట్లు పెట్టొస్తున్నాను.

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