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23 January
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What does "the lion's den" mean?
What does "the lion's den" mean?
I mean metaphorically...
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It's the place where the lion lives, so somebody dangerous/powerful is in charge of it. You don't have any power in the "lion's den", so you need to be careful. Your boss's office, for example.
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