Meaning of lion's den | Babel Free
Definitions
- Any dangerous or frightening place.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lion, den.
Equivalents
العربية
عَرِين الْأُسُود
Deutsch
Höhle des Löwen
Suomi
leijonanluola
Nederlands
hol van de leeuw
Polski
w paszczy lwa
Português
cova dos leões
Svenska
lejonkula
Examples
“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."”
“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.”
“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⟳”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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