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Bell The Cat

Definition: Bell The Cat

Bell The Cat

Verb

1. Take a risk; perform a daring act; "Who is going to bell the cat?".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

Synonyms within Context: Bell The Cat

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Courage	Bell the cat, take the bull by the horns, beard the lion in his den, march up to the cannon's mouth, go through fire and water, run the gantlet.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Crosswords: Bell The Cat

Specialty definitions using "bell the cat": Cat Proverbs. (references)

Expression: Bell The Cat

Expression using "bell the cat": to bell the cat. Additional references.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Modern Translation: Bell The Cat

Language		Translations for "bell the cat"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Arabic		‏أخذ المبادرة. (various references)

French		attacher le grelot. (various references)

Hungarian		bemegy az oroszlán barlangjába (to bell the cat), veszélyes dologra vállalkozik (to bell the cat), nehéz dologra vállalkozik (to bell the cat), nehéz dologba fog (to bell the cat). (various references)

Pig Latin		ellbay ethay atcay

Romanian		lua greul asupra-şi. (various references)

Spanish		poner el cascabel al gato. (various references)

Turkish		başkası için riske girmek, kendini ateşe atmak. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Anagrams: Bell The Cat

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-b-c-e-e-h-l-l-t-t"
	-3 letters: athlete, chattel, chelate, hellcat, latchet, thecate.
	-4 letters: ballet, battle, bethel, bleach, cablet, callet, cattle, cellae, chalet, chelae, lethal, tablet, tectal, thecae, thecal.
	-5 letters: abele, allee, batch, bathe, beach, beech, belch, belle, betel, betta, blate, bleat, cable, celeb, cella, cheat, chela, cleat, eclat, elate, elect, label, latch, lathe, latte, leach, leech, letch, lethe, table.
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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Expressions
4. Translations: Modern

5. Anagrams
6. Bibliography

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