Have The Tiger By The Tail Meaning

Have The Tiger By The Tail is an idiom. The meaning of this idiom is (idiomatic) To be in a difficult or dangerous situation in which one ideally should not remain, but from which one cannot withdraw.. Explore more Idiom Meanings.

Have The Tiger By The Tail

(idiomatic) To be in a difficult or dangerous situation in which one ideally should not remain, but from which one cannot withdraw.

Example : 1965, Frank Herbert, Dune, Berkley (2005), ISBN 9780441013593, page 225:  "We have the tiger by the tail," Paul whispered. "We can't go down, can't land…and I don't think I can lift us out of this. We'll have to ride it out."

Meaning of Have The Tiger By The Tail

Have The Tiger By The Tail is an idiom. It is one of the most commonly used expressions in English writings. Have The Tiger By The Tail stands for (idiomatic) To be in a difficult or dangerous situation in which one ideally should not remain, but from which one cannot withdraw.. Explore Urdupoint to find out more popular Idioms and Idiom Meanings, to amplify your writings

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