Being in the lion's grave is an expression or a way of saying the Italian language indicating that it is in a highly unfavorable, delicate, disadvantaged and risky situation or condition in which you are forced to defend yourself and strive to survive or assert your rights in the face of others' threats or harassment.

The motto is a reminiscence of the biblical events of Daniel, condemned to be devoured by fairs but kept secret by miracle, for a torture in use in ancient Rome to execute some death sentences by slicing the condemned by fierce animals ( damnatio ad bestias).

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