Usually means: Confront danger in its lair.
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  1. beard the lion in his den: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  2. beard the lion in his den: Collins English Dictionary
  3. beard the lion in his den: Wiktionary
  4. beard the lion in his den: TheFreeDictionary.com

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verb:  (idiomatic) To confront an adversary in his or her own environment.

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