lion's den
lion's den noun: any dangerous or frightening place.
Noun
lion's den (plural lions' dens)
- Any dangerous or frightening place.
- 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."1847 January – 1848 July, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter XL, in Vanity Fair […], London: Bradbury and Evans […], published 1848, →OCLC
- 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.1913, Sax Rohmer, chapter 24, in The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu
- Synonyms:
- dragon's den
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lion, den.
lion's den meaning in Arabic
lion's den in Arabic
- a dangerous or frightening place
- عَرِين الْأُسُود ʕarīn al-ʔusūd
Synonyms of lion's den
Forms of lion's den
| plural | lions' dens |
|---|---|
| alternative form | lions' den |
| alternative form | lion's-den |
| alternative form | lions'-den |
Origin of lion's den
After the story of Daniel in the lions' den in chapter 6 of the Book of Daniel.
Questions about lion's den
- What does lion's den mean?
- Lion's den means any dangerous or frightening place.
- What is lion's den in Arabic?
- Lion's den in Arabic is عَرِين الْأُسُود (ʕarīn al-ʔusūd). See Lion's den meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is lion's den?
- Lion's den is a noun.
- What is the plural of lion's den?
- The plural of lion's den is lions' dens.
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