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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Mukul	-	Indian, Hindi
Johan	YOO-ahn (Swedish)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch
Jacinta	hah-THEEN-tah (Spanish), hah-SEEN-tah (Latin American Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese
Mauri	MOW-ree	Finnish
Irmentrud	EER-men-troot	German (Archaic)
Angelica	[.æn'dʒelikə]