have a tiger by the tail
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have a tiger by the tail and have got a tiger by the tail; have a bear by the tail

Fig. to have become associated with something powerful and potentially dangerous; to have a very difficult problem to solve. You have a tiger by the tail. You bit off more than you could chew. You've had a bear by the tail ever since you agreed to finish that big project.

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have a tiger by the tail (redirected from have a bear by the tail)

have a tiger by the tail
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