كيف تنطق "have a tiger by the tail"

expression

HAV uh TY-gur by thuh TAIL

hav uh TY-guh by thuh TAIL

التعريف

To be in a risky, difficult, or dangerous situation which is hard to control or escape from.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈhæv/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈtaɪɡɝ/ /ˈbaɪ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈteɪɫ

الإنجليزية البريطانية

hæv/ /æɪ/ /tˈaɪɡɐ/ /bˈaɪ/ /ðə, ði/ /tˈeɪl

أمريكي

HAV uh TY-gur by thuh TAIL

بريطاني

hav uh TY-guh by thuh TAIL

I have a tiger by the tail with this new job.

He soon realized he had a tiger by the tail after starting his own business.

Managing three kids alone feels like I have a tiger by the tail every day.

Honestly, I think we have a tiger by the tail with this project—it's way more complicated than we thought.