"lion in the way" meaning in All languages combined

See lion in the way on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: lions in the way [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|lions in the way}} lion in the way (plural lions in the way)
  1. A danger to be met and overcome.
    Sense id: en-lion_in_the_way-en-noun-g-Er3~oJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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      ]
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  ],
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        "1": "lions in the way"
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      "name": "en-noun"
    }
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    {
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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        },
        {
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        }
      ],
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        "A danger to be met and overcome."
      ],
      "id": "en-lion_in_the_way-en-noun-g-Er3~oJ",
      "links": [
        [
          "danger",
          "danger"
        ],
        [
          "met",
          "meet"
        ],
        [
          "overcome",
          "overcome"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "lion in the way"
}
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
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  "lang": "English",
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        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
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        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A danger to be met and overcome."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "danger",
          "danger"
        ],
        [
          "met",
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        ],
        [
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          "overcome"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "lion in the way"
}

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