the lion's den



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the lion's den

A particularly dangerous, hostile, or oppressive place or situation, especially due to an angry or sinister person or group of people within it. I felt like I was walking into the lion's den when I went in front of the board for my annual review.
See also: den

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Luis['luis]
Eneko-Basque
RÍAn-Irish
Read[ri:d]
Agnieszkaahg-NYESH-kahPolish
SampoSAHM-po (Finnish)Finnish, Finnish Mythology