Look at poor Rimmer, he stands up there as if brave as a lion. |
He was brave as a lion, but not untinctured with the superstition of the North. |
In Western culture, it is generally complimentary to describe someone as busy as a bee, eagle-eyed, lion-hearted, or brave as a lion. |
Even her enemies do not deny that she is brave as a lion and can be as dangerous to people in her path. |