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catch a tiger by the tail

Something too difficult to manage or cope with.
This colorful metaphor conjures up the image of grabbing a powerful but fierce animal by the tail, only to have it turn on one.
You know nothing about the commodities market; you'll end up catch a tiger by the tail.
by nootka2 March 20, 2010
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