英和和英

語源

From sense beard (“to confront”).

動詞

beard the lion in his den (三人称単数 現在形 beards the lion in his den, 現在分詞 bearding the lion in his den, 過去形および過去分詞形 bearded the lion in his den)

1. (idiomatic) To confront an adversary in his or her own environment
   • 1808 February 22, Walter Scott, “Canto Sixth. The Battle.”, in Marmion; a Tale of Flodden Field, Edinburgh: Printed by J[ames] Ballantyne and Co. for Archibald Constable and Company, […]; London: William Miller, and John Murray, OCLC 270129616, stanza XIV, page 338:

     And dar'st thou then / To beard the lion in his den, / The Douglas in his hall?

   • 1840, Thomas Pringle and Josiah Conder, Narrative of a residence in South Africa‎, page 45:

     George and John Rennie, and James Ekron, a servant of my father’s, announced their determination to march in and beard the lion in his den, provided three of the Mulattoes, who were superior marksmen, would support them.

   • 1936, The Bankers magazine, Volume 132‎, page 307:

     Duty called me to beard the lion in his den; and though no Daniel, I took on the job without fear and trembling…

参考

• take the bull by the horns