I spent a week trying to reach Mr. Toynbee by phone, but his secretary always told me he was too busy to talk to me. Today I walked straight into his office and bearded the lion in his den.
•If the landlord doesn't contact us soon, we'll have to beard him in his den.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
beard someone in their den — beard (someone) in (their) den to visit an important person in the place where they work, in order to tell or ask them something unpleasant. A group of journalists bearded the director in his den to ask how he was going to deal with the crisis.… … New idioms dictionary
beard someone in den — beard (someone) in (their) den to visit an important person in the place where they work, in order to tell or ask them something unpleasant. A group of journalists bearded the director in his den to ask how he was going to deal with the crisis.… … New idioms dictionary
beard the lion in his den — If you visit someone important in the place where they work, in order to challenge him/her or obtain something, you beard the lion in his den. If he continues to refuse my calls, I ll have to beard the lion in his den … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
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beard in their den — beard (someone) in (their) den to visit an important person in the place where they work, in order to tell or ask them something unpleasant. A group of journalists bearded the director in his den to ask how he was going to deal with the crisis.… … New idioms dictionary
beard in den — beard (someone) in (their) den to visit an important person in the place where they work, in order to tell or ask them something unpleasant. A group of journalists bearded the director in his den to ask how he was going to deal with the crisis.… … New idioms dictionary
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