lion's den | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)Anydangerousorfrighteningplace.Synonym:dragon's den1847January –1848July,William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter XL, inVanity Fair[…], London:Bradbury and Evans[…], published1848,→OCLC:Mrs. Bowls cautioned her lodger against venturing into thelion's den, "wherein you will rue it, Miss B., mark my words, and as sure as my name is Bowls."1913,Sax Rohmer, chapter 24, inThe Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu:Despite the girl's assurance, we knew that proximity to the sinister Chinaman must be fraught with danger. We stood, not in thelion's den, but in the serpent's lair.2012,Katy Perry,Max Martin,Bonnie McKee,Dr. Luke,Cirkut, “Wide Awake”, inTeenage Dream: The Complete Confection‎[1], performed byKaty Perry:Yeah, I am born again / Out of thelion's den/ I don't have to pretend / (And it's too late) / The story's over now, the end; Used other than figuratively or idiomatically:seelion,‎den.

Examples:

EN: A week ago you slipped up on your cue to walk into the lion's den.
ES: Hace una semana faltaste a la cita para caminar hacia la cueva de los leones.
EN: # Saving Daniel from the lion's den #
ES: Y salvar a Daniel del cubil del león
ES: Y salvar a Daniel del cubil del león
EN: And you mean to... I'm always for charging right into the lion's den.
ES: En mi opinión, primero hay que entrar en la cueva del oso.
EN: With all due respect to your daringness and bravado, enticing the hotel's detective into the lion's den is playing with fire.
ES: Hago honor a su osadía y su atrevimiento. Pero llamar al detective de la casa a la guarida del león, es jugar con fuego.
EN: I can put him out. Uncle daniel in the lion's den!
ES: Para adoptar el acuerdo, hemos de celebrar la reunión siguiendo el procedimiento parlamentario.
EN: Daniel in the lion's den.
ES: Está en el nido de víboras.
EN: We drew straws to know who would take the risk and jump into the lion's den.
ES: Lo echamos a suertes para saber cuál de los dos correría el riesgo introduciéndose en la banda para que actuasen.
EN: They already dare to enter the lion's den.
ES: Ya se atreven a penetrar en el cubil del león.
EN: You insisted on plunking them down right in the lion's den.
ES: Los metiste en la boca del lobo.
EN: - You've entered the lion's den.
ES: - Has entrado en la guarida del león.
EN: Back to the lion's den.
ES: De vuelta a la guarida del león.
EN: You must be crazy bringing your heater into this lion's den.
ES: Debes estar loco. ¡Traer un arma a esta guarida de leones!
EN: The lion's den.
ES: La boca del lobo.
EN: Since Barker is so tough and uncooperative .. I've assigned him to the lion's den.
ES: Y ya que Barker es tan duro y coopera tan poco, le he enviado a la cueva de los leones.
EN: When Daniel got out of the lion's den, he didn't go back for his hat.
ES: Permíteme que te recuerde algo. Cuando Daniel salió de la boca del lobo, no fue por su sombrero.

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