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
Filomenafee-lo-ME-nah (Italian)Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch
Elmer['elmə]
WullemWUL-ləmLimburgish
LeneLE-nə (German), LE-ne (Danish, Norwegian)German, Danish, Norwegian
Momokomo-mo-koJapanese
Lissi-Danish