a den of iniquity/vice
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.
den of iniquity
a place filled with criminal activity or wickedness. The town was a den of iniquity and vice was everywhere. Police raided the gambling house, calling it a den of iniquity.
See also: den, iniquity, of
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
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
- a den of iniquity
- 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