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
Teman	TEE-mən (English)	Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Elis	E-lis (Swedish)	Swedish, Medieval English
Boghos	-	Armenian
Beniamin	-	Romanian, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Paulette	po-LET	French
Natan	-	Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew