a den of iniquity

den of iniquity

A place where seedy activities happen. I'm not surprised to hear that the police raided that club again—it's a den of iniquity!
See also: den, iniquity, of
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

a den of iniquity

If a place is a den of iniquity, a lot of immoral things happen there. As time went on, he realised he was working in a den of iniquity and that the corruption spread right to the top of the organization.
See also: den, iniquity, of
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

a den of iˈniquity/ˈvice

(disapproving) a place where people do bad things: She thinks that just because we sit around smoking and drinking beer the club must be a real den of iniquity.
See also: den, iniquity, of, vice
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • a den of iniquity/vice
  • den of iniquity
  • iniquity
  • back alley
  • compromise
  • compromise (on something) with (someone)
  • advance notice
  • compromise on
  • compromise on (something)
  • not know enough to come in out of the rain
References in periodicals archive
"The China Jump, which is where both teams went afterwards to wind down, was portrayed as a den of iniquity or a seedy bar but it was actually based loosely on a TGI Friday-type diner.
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His researches reveal the practices of the East India Company itself, whose Hertfordshire training college was 'notorious throughout England as a den of iniquity', and whose 'griffins' - greenhorns - were dispatched to India with little idea of what to expect, and few abilities beyond 'throwing half-eaten chickens across the table' at dinner parties.
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While this vast parallel online universe is at times a den of iniquity and shady dealings, including the trade of illegal weapons, it can also be used for other purposes.
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McDonald's will hardly be a den of iniquity, and it will create 75 new jobs and generate PS1.9m for the local economy.
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This is Thompson Street, once a den of iniquity which made Cardiff's Tiger Bay look like a kiddies' playground.
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Police officer Sherry Lee said: "It was a den of iniquity. I can remember chasing criminals through this estate.
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Whatever the truth, this was a worthwhile commemoration marking the 50th anniversary of the band first playing The Cavern - which, for some reason, some parents thought of as a den of iniquity ...
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HOW dare George Tyndale refer to Nuneaton as a den of iniquity? Yes.
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DEMOLITION plans have been unveiled for a park shelter branded "a den of iniquity".
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This Government is rapidly turning Britain into a den of iniquity. Some of the Labour MPs objected but when the whips have bullied them into submission, they will become yes men or just wiMPs.
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If your heart wants you to save it from a den of iniquity then please don't.
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"But the woods are a den of iniquity. Youngsters go in there to take drugs and get up to all sorts.
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'To depict the temple as a den of iniquity in a frivolous computer game is irresponsible to say the least.'
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SHOCKING new pictures of the girl who got pregnant at 11 show her being raised in a den of iniquity.
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The original Chateau Malmaison was a den of iniquity where Napoleon and Josephine spent many a passionate night.
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