Question of the Day #620

We’ve braved the belly of the beast.

From the first paragraph of Amanda Gorman's poem "The Hill We Climb".

上記の文で、the belly of the beastの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "the belly of the beast" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、in the belly of the beastの訳は、

窮地に追い込まれた、大ピンチに陥って

なので、the belly of the beastの意味は、「窮地、大ピンチ」になります。

Answer

According to the Collins Dictionary:

Generally it means being in the middle of a very bad situation or a dangerous place. You can be in the "Belly of the Beast" if you go into the central command of enemy headquarters.

Submitted By: DavedWachsman - 11/10/2012

Examples

• Meanwhile, the very best bodies of America are in prison, pumping iron in the belly of the beast. — Robert Lipsyte
• Washington is _of course_ " the belly of the beast ."
• "Although I don't single out the Republican Convention, I do see it as the belly of the beast, " she admitted.
• Alterman took his case into the belly of the beast with an appearance on " Crossfire ."
• This is pollution of staggering dimensions, and thousands of people are still dwelling right in the belly of the beast.

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