RIDE THE TIGER meaning: Handling a dangerous, risky situation - OneLook

Might mean (unverified): Handling a dangerous, risky situation.

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▸ verb: (idiomatic) To maintain control over something aggressive and dangerous.

Similar:

have the tiger by the tail, have a tiger by the tail, fight the tiger, ride out, grab the bull by the horns, ride, get by the balls, take the wheel, swim with sharks, tickle the dragon's tail, more...

Opposite:

tame tiger, avoid tiger, resist tiger, ignore tiger

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Similar:

have the tiger by the tail, have a tiger by the tail, fight the tiger, ride out, grab the bull by the horns, ride, get by the balls, take the wheel, swim with sharks, tickle the dragon's tail, more...

Opposite:

tame tiger, avoid tiger, resist tiger, ignore tiger

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