Definitions from Wiktionary (have the tiger by the tail)
▸ verb: (idiomatic) To be in a difficult or dangerous situation in which one ideally should not remain, but from which one cannot withdraw.
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▸ verb: (idiomatic) To be in a difficult or dangerous situation in which one ideally should not remain, but from which one cannot withdraw.
Similar:
have a tiger by the tail,
ride the tiger,
take the bull by the horns,
do it tough,
grab the bull by the horns,
pull the devil by the tail,
fight for one's life,
paint oneself into a corner,
hang by a thread,
fight the tiger,
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