have the tiger by the tail

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To be in a difficult or dangerous situation in which one ideally should not remain, but from which one cannot withdraw. idiomatic
    — "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."

词形变化

has the tiger by the tail present,singular,third-person having the tiger by the tail participle,present had the tiger by the tail participle,past had the tiger by the tail past have a tiger by the tail alternative
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