beard
131Beard the lion in his own den — If you confront a powerful or dangerous rival on their territory, you are bearding the lion in his own den …
132beard worm — noun slender animal with tentacles and a tubelike outer covering; lives on the deep ocean bottom • Syn: ↑pogonophoran • Hypernyms: ↑worm • Member Holonyms: ↑Pogonophora, ↑phylum Pogonophora * * * Zool. pogonophoran. [ …