Aaron's beard Idioma
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beard the lion in his den
Idiom(s): beard the lion in his denTheme: CHALLENGE
to face an adversary on the adversary's home ground.
• I went to the tax collector's office to beard the lion in his den.
• He said he hadn't wanted to come to my home, but it was better to beard the lion in his den.
Beard the lion in his own den
If you confront a powerful or dangerous rival on their territory, you are bearding the lion in his own den.laugh in one's beard|beard|laugh|laugh in one's sl
To be amused but not show it; hide your laughter. He was laughing up his sleeve when Joe answered the phone because he knew the call would he a joke.beard the lion
beard the lionConfront a danger, take a risk, as in I went straight to my boss, bearding the lion. This term was originally a Latin proverb based on a Bible story (I Samuel 17:35) about the shepherd David, who pursued a lion that had stolen a lamb, caught it by its beard, and killed it. By Shakespeare's time it was being used figuratively, as it is today. Sometimes the term is amplified to beard the lion in his den, which may combine the allusion with another Bible story, that of Daniel being shut in a lions' den for the night (Daniel 6:16-24).
Aaron's beard
Another name for several bristling beginning plants, including the rose of Sharon. The name alludes to the Biblical Aaron and his actual continued beard. A: "I see these plants everywhere but I can never bethink what they're called." B: "Oh, that bush? That's Aaron's beard."Learn more: beard
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