lion's den

noun

: a place or state of extreme disadvantage, antagonism, or hostility

a young reporter thrown into the lion's den

Examples of lion's den in a Sentence

He knew that he would be facing an angry crowd, but he entered the lion's den without hesitating.

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Unwittingly, Forti was walking into the lion's den and police were ready to pounce. —

Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2024 Lana is going into the lion's den. —

Chancellor Agard, EW.com, 19 May 2021 So who should suddenly step into this lion's den? —

Keith Kloor, Discover Magazine, 30 Jan. 2012 Most recently, Scott disclosed to the Frías sisters, around the time of her appearance on their ongoing IG Live With series on Instagram, that she was motivated to get on the lion's den show after seeing their June 2021 episode air. —

C. Shardae Jobson, Allure, 5 Apr. 2022 Ricky knows that when the studio is packed with comics of their ilk the room becomes a lion's den with comedic murder assassins. —

Scott King, Forbes, 23 June 2021 Senator Elizabeth Warren is inviting one of her more vocal critics to join her in the lion's den. —

Kate Gibson, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2021 There were agents who sent actresses into the lion's den over and over again, as well as Weinstein lieutenants who summoned a taxi after each harrowing hotel meeting — nearly all of whom still work in significant roles in the industry. —

Tatiana Siegel, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2020 Quique Sanchez Flores has stepped back into the lion's den, where no manager would normally dare to return. —

SI.com, 7 Sep. 2019