have a tiger by the tail

Meaning: (idiomatic)To be in adifficultordangeroussituationin which oneideallyshould notremain, but from which one cannotwithdraw.2009, Jack Dalton,A Country Lawyer, Strategic Book Publishing,→ISBN,page75:"Sounds like youhave a tiger by the tail. Hawthorne won't go down without a battle and will probably sue you if he wins," Clair admonished.

Examples:

EN: How little do they want that they have a tiger by the tail?
ES: ¿No lo saben? Pero tienen un tigre agarrado por la cola.
EN: We would have a tiger by the tail.
ES: Tendríamos al tigre por la cola.
EN: We have a tiger by the tail.
ES: Tenemos una fiera enjaulada.
EN: Detain him now, we'll have a tiger by the tail.
ES: Si lo detengo ahora, tendremos atrapado al tigre por la cola.
ID: Tangkap dia sekarang, maka kita akan memiliki ekor harimau.
EN: You have a tiger by the tail with that one.
ES: Tienes un tigre por la cola con esa.
ID: Kau akan terancam olehnya.
EN: The Herald may have a tiger by the tail!
HI: में शेइर कहे जा सकते हैं !

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