tiger by the tail

Something too difficult to manage or cope with, as in You know nothing about the commodities market; you'll end up catching a tiger by the tail . This colorful metaphor conjures up the image of grabbing a powerful but fierce animal by the tail, only to have it turn on one. [Second half of 1900s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ulriikka	OOL-ree:k-kah	Finnish (Rare)
Rudo	-	Southern African, Shona
Eliot	EL-ee-ət	English
Aram (1)	-	Kurdish
Utari	oo-TAH-ree	Indonesian, Javanese
Hinton	['hintən]