the lions' den



the lions' den

an unpleasant situation in which a person or group of people criticizes you or your ideas It's your turn for the lions' den. Gordon wants to see you in his office now.
See also: den

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Malakmah-LAHKArabic
MetaME-tah (German)German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
KrzysztofKZHISH-tawfPolish
Ham[hæm]
&Aelig;Thelno&Eth;-Anglo-Saxon
EwoudAY-vowt, AY-wowtDutch