put (one's) head in the wolf's mouth



put (one's) head in the wolf's mouth

To subject oneself to danger or trouble. I really put my head in the wolf's mouth by sneaking out of the house late at night. I think you're putting your head in the wolf's mouth by driving in such torrential rain.
See also: head, mouth, put

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Burr[bə:]
Bohuslavabo-hoo-SLAH-vah (Ukrainian)Czech, Ukrainian
Shamira-Hebrew
Aleksanderahl-ek-SAHN-der (Polish)Polish, Slovene, Albanian, Estonian, Norwegian, Danish
Balakrishna-Indian, Telugu, Kannada
Valdis-Latvian