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

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

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Amelina	-	Ancient Germanic
Kane	[kein]
Poppy	PAH-pee	English (British)
Sophie	so-FEE (French), SO-fee (English), ZO-fee (German)	French, English, German, Dutch
Steve	[sti:v]
Valentin	VAH-len-teen (German), vah-lyen-TEEN (Russian), vah-leen-TEEN (Russian)	French, Romanian, German, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Czech, Russian, Bulgarian, Slovene, Croatian,