bell the cat at English => English (Moby Thesaurus II) Of Explained:
27 Moby Thesaurus words for "bell the cat":
affront, beard, bite the bullet, brave, brazen, brazen out,
confront, court danger, defy danger, face, face the music, face up,
face up to, flirt with death, front, go for broke, meet,
meet boldly, meet head-on, play Russian roulette, play with fire,
run the gauntlet, set at defiance, speak out, speak up,
stand up to, tempt Providence
bell the cat at English => English (WordNet) Of Explained:
bell the cat
v : take a risk; perform a daring act; "Who is going to bell the
cat?"
bell the cat at English (WD) Of Explained:
==English==
Inter: wikipedia » Belling the cat
Etymology
From a mediaeval fable in which mice want to put a bell round the cat's neck but cannot agree who should do it.Verb
Inter: en-verb » bells the cat|belling the cat|belled the cat|belled the catTranslations
Inter: trans-top » to undertake a dangerous action in the service of a groupInter: trans-mi » d
Inter: trans-botto » m
See also
* take one for the teamCategory: Category:English predicates -
Translation: et » bell the cat
Translation: fr » bell the cat
Translation: ta » bell the cat