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Lionise a Person (To)

is either to show him the lions, or chief objects of attraction; or to make a lion of him, by fêting him and making a fuss about him. To be lionised is to be so treated.

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Lion of God
Lion of St. Mark
Lion of the Reformation (The)
Lion of the Zodiac
Lion’s Claws
Lion’s Head
Lion’s Mouth
Lion’s Provider
Lion’s Share
Lions (The)
Lionise a Person (To)
Liosalfar
Lip
Lip Homage
Lip Service
Lips
Liquor up
Lir (King)
Liris
Lisboa or Lisboa
Lisbon