Don’t beard the lion in his den Home The Lexicon Don’t beard the lion in his den Thumbnail Phrase or WordDon't beard the lion in his denDefinitionDo not openly oppose a powerful person recklessly.LanguageEnglishTypeFaunamorphSubcategoryFelinesGrammatical SubcategorySayings/Similes/Aphorisms/Proverbs Previous itemYou can tell a leopard by its spots Next itemWake not a sleeping lion
