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I believe the expression is "beard the lion in his den".
by r2_pilot 1y ago
I believe the expression is "beard the lion in his den".
- ed 1y agoThanks! I’m a native speaker (US) and was unfamiliar with this idiom. Cambridge dictionary does list this definition of beard: > to face, meet, or deal with an unpleasant or frightening person in a brave or determined way
- readthenotes1 1y agoIt's a little old fashioned. Many sayings have a naval origin, a bunch of others have a biblical origin. https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Samuel%2017%3A35&version=NKJV https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Samuel%2017...