词汇 | beard somebody (in their den) |
释义 | beard somebody (in their den)beard somebody (in their den) TELLto go and see someone who has influence or authority, and tell them what you want, why you disagree with them etc 摸老虎屁股,老虎头上拍苍蝇,太岁头上动土〔指敢于当面责问有权势者〕 Examples from the Corpus beard somebody (in their den)• He is soft-spoken, bearded, with a friendly smile and an ability to laugh at himself.• He was an awe-inspiring sight, his beard jutting out fiercely and his brow knotted in anger.• It was an older man, with a beard.• Often he would shave it off, but the next day he would have a beard just the same.• Protest music made by men with beards for people with fuzzy minds and books in the glove compartments of their Morris Travellers.• Some of their fathers wore beards.• The provodnik, my jailer, showed a young bearded man into my compartment.• With his grizzled beard and his peg-leg he looked like an extra from Treasure Island. → beard somebody (in their den) at beard2(1) |
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