tiger by the tail

Something too difficult to manage or cope with, as in You know nothing about the commodities market; you'll end up catching a tiger by the tail . This colorful metaphor conjures up the image of grabbing a powerful but fierce animal by the tail, only to have it turn on one. [Second half of 1900s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Brooklynn	BRUWK-lin	English (Modern)
Ursella	UR-sə-lə	English (Rare)
Meliton	-	Ancient Greek, Georgian
Gjurd	-	Norwegian (Rare)
Eliseo	e-lee-ZE-o (Italian), e-lee-SE-o (Spanish)	Italian, Spanish
Brock	[brɔk]