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brave as a lion

brave as a lion adjective: very brave; courageous.

Adjective

brave as a lion (not comparable)

  1. (colloquial, simile) Very brave; courageous

Antonyms of brave as a lion

Questions about brave as a lion

What does brave as a lion mean?
Brave as a lion means very brave; courageous.
What part of speech is brave as a lion?
Brave as a lion is an adjective.

Words near brave as a lion in the dictionary

  1. Bravais lattice
  2. Bravais lattices
  3. Bravanese
  4. bravas
  5. brave
  6. brave as a lion
  7. brave new world
  8. brave new worlds
  9. brave out
  10. braved
  11. braved out

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