take the bear by the tooth



take the bear by the tooth

To subject oneself to danger or trouble. I really took the bear by the tooth by sneaking out of the house late at night. I think you're taking the bear by the tooth to drive in such torrential rain.
See also: bear, take, tooth

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Praxis-Greek Mythology
Luvinia-English
Eindri&Eth;I-Ancient Scandinavian
EnoshEE-nahsh (English)Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Zaahira-Arabic
Aniruddha-Hinduism, Bengali, Indian, Marathi, Hindi