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English
Etymology
From Daniel in the lions' den, Chapter 6 of the Book of Daniel.
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Noun
lion's den (plural lions' dens)
- (idiomatic) Any dangerous or frightening place.
1847 January – 1848 July, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter XL, in Vanity Fair , London: Bradbury and Evans , published 1848, →OCLC: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."
1913, Sax Rohmer, chapter 24, in The 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 the lion's den, but in the serpent's lair.
2012, Katy Perry, Max Martin, Bonnie McKee, Dr. Luke, Cirkut (lyrics and music), “Wide Awake”, in Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection, performed by Katy Perry:Yeah, I am born again / Out of the lion'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: see lion, den.
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Translations
a dangerous or frightening place
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