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Have the tiger by the tail

Verb

Definitions

1.VerbTo be in a difficult or dangerous situation in which one ideally should not remain, but from which one cannot withdraw.

Synonyms

have a tiger by the tailride the tigertake the bull by the hornsdo it toughgrab the bull by the hornspull the devil by the tailfight for one's lifepaint oneself into a cornerhang by a threadfight the tigerhang toughgrasp the nettle
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