| 单词 | to tickle the dragon |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto tickle the dragon('s tail) to tickle the dragon('s tail), to undertake a hazardous operation or activity. colloquial. ΘΚΠ 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 1964 M. Gowing Brit. & Atomic Energy 1939–45 ix. 263 Frisch settled in..doing experiments on critical assemblies, including a very delicate experiment known as ‘tickling the dragon’ when a slug of fissile material was passed through an almost critical assembly. 1984 New Yorker 26 Nov. 53/1 He had no desire whatever to tickle the dragon's tail—his expression for flying in extremely marginal conditions. < as lemmas |
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