ride a tiger

To find yourself in a precarious situation. The phrase comes from “He who rides a tiger is afraid to dismount.” Which is to say, once you find yourself in a dangerous circumstance, getting out of it can be even more potentially hazardous, whether to your health or your career.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Lenny	['leni]
Patten	['pætn]
Seong-Jin	sung-jeen	Korean
Laila (2)	LIE-lah	Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish
Gunnar	GOON-nahr (Swedish)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Norse Mythology
Temuri	-	Georgian