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It means to step up to a dangerous situation and do your best. If you grab a bear by its tail, you're going to have to hold on and try to avoid getting killed, so this image is of you walking right up to the situation and taking charge.
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What is a sentence for the word tiger?
Literally, but unlikely is :"The monkey would be crazy to grab a tiger by the tail."But the idiom suggests doing this figuratively, by taking an action that can have unwanted negative repercussions. To have or grab a tiger by the tail is to initiate an uncontrollable situation. With the variant "to have a bear by the tail", this is comparable to "biting off more than you can chew"."After his first day of trying to run the business, he knew he had a tiger by the tail.""Without any real experience, selling on E-bay can be like catching a tiger by the tail."
What does 'Grab the tiger by the tail' mean?
It is part of a longer phrase: " The trouble with grabbing a tiger by the tail is that sooner or later you have to let go." It basically means that you should be very wary of the consequences of your actions.
What does the root word caudal mean?
Latin for caud(a) - tail
What does the phrase by grabs mean?
Grab someone
What does the title the bear that wasn't mean?
that it wasnt a bear a was man
What does the word tail-Holt mean?
You grab a cow by the tail and shouit holte.
What animal can you grab by the tail and it comes off?
If you grab the _______ by the tail, the tail might come off in your hand.
How long is A Bear's Tail?
The tail of a grizzly bear is 5 foot long.
What actors and actresses appeared in Grab a Wolf By Its Tail - 2013?
The cast of Grab a Wolf By Its Tail - 2013 includes: Assem Salah as Ibrahim
How do you get a rat out of hair?
grab it by the starting of the tail
What does it mean to say a monkey has an extra hand?
Some monkeys have a prehensile tail that they can grab on to things with - like an extra hand.
What button do you press bowers tail on super Mario 63?
If you mean to grab it it's the down arrow
What is a nonpolar tail?
it is a polar bear without a tail
How do you put on a horse tail bag?
first, you braid its tail from the ending of the tail bone to the very end of the tail. then you grab the braid and put it inside the tail bag. after that, you grab the begining of the tail bag's ties and push the ties connected to it through the braid. then you just tie a knot and your done! :)
What is a sentence for the word tiger?
Literally, but unlikely is :"The monkey would be crazy to grab a tiger by the tail."But the idiom suggests doing this figuratively, by taking an action that can have unwanted negative repercussions. To have or grab a tiger by the tail is to initiate an uncontrollable situation. With the variant "to have a bear by the tail", this is comparable to "biting off more than you can chew"."After his first day of trying to run the business, he knew he had a tiger by the tail.""Without any real experience, selling on E-bay can be like catching a tiger by the tail."
What does a sea horse use to grab on to things?
its tail
What is a elephants tail for?
so the baby elephents to grab on
