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单词 to ride a tiger
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to ride a tiger
a. In proverbial phrases: to ride a tiger and variants [after the Chinese proverb ‘He who rides a tiger is afraid to dismount’ (W. Scarborough Coll. Chinese Proverbs (1875) xvi. 388)] : to take on a responsibility or embark on a course of action which subsequently cannot safely be abandoned; to have a tiger by the tail and variants: to catch a Tartar (see Tartar n.2 4).
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the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > face danger [verb (intransitive)] > risk oneself > run or take risks
dicec1440
to put one's finger in the fire1546
hazardc1550
venture1560
to jeopard a joint1563
to venture a joint1570
to run (also take) a (also the) risk (also risks)1621
danger1672
risk1767
gamble1802
to ride a tiger1902
to stick (also put) one's neck out1926
to lead with one's chin1949
to tickle the dragon('s tail)1964
the world > action or operation > endeavour > make an attempt or endeavour [verb (intransitive)] > attempt more than one can do
to row past (also beyond) one's reach1557
to have a tiger by the tail1972
1902 A. R. Colquhoun Mastery of Pacific xvi. 388 These colonies are..for her [sc. France] the tiger which she has mounted (to use the Chinese phrase), and which she can neither manage nor get rid of.
1940 Daily Progress (Charlottesville, Va.) 27 Nov. 1/7 I believe that Hitler is riding a tiger in trying to keep all Europe under control by sheer force.
1969 Guardian 7 July 9/5 All African politics to-day is concerned with the art of riding this terrible tiger [sc. tribalism].
1972 ‘E. Lathen’ Murder without Icing (1973) iii. 30 Convulsions..could be expected... The Sloan Guaranty Trust..might well have a tiger by the tail.
1979 P. Driscoll Pangolin xii. 101 You're taking on an organization with..reserves you know nothing about. How do you know you won't be catching a tiger by the tail?
1981 W. H. Hallahan Trade iii. 79 It was done. They were all riding the tiger now.
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