This sentence is usually used by scientists how used inductive methods in their research.
It means that you don't have to observe nature in its tranquility (eg.: watch the lion and wait until he does something that is in the interests of your research but you have to manipulate nature trying to bring it in a state that gives you the most advantageous results (and as quick possible) for your research (eg.: You have to twist the lion's tail to see what he does in a critical situation) To twist the lion's tail is to speak ill of Great Britain. eg Never twist the lion's tail if you wish to be her friend.
This isn't an idiom - it's talking about some animal with their tail held high, flying behind them.
The idiom originally referred to playing card games in Old West saloons, more specifically the game of faro, or more rarely poker. The primary slang term was "bucking the tiger." In modern use, the idiom has often been applied similarly to "pulling the tiger's tail," meaning deliberately antagonizing a person or group where this could be considered risky.
If you are an animal with a tail, and you get it caught in a crack, you can't move. If you say "your tail is caught in a crack," it means you are trapped and can't get out of a situation.
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."
The word "Fox" is a modern English word from a proto-German word Fukh, Fuchs, gothic Fauho and Norse Foaall meaning (generally) "tail" or "the tail of it."
It's not an idiom - it's a pretty good vivid description of someone trying to pretend to be something they are not. Imagine a peacock with fake tail feathers attached.
This isn't an idiom - it's talking about some animal with their tail held high, flying behind them.
There isn't an idiom "dog's tail." There are several idioms about dogs and tails, but I'm not sure which one you're thinking of.
Balance.
Yes they do.
That refers to a tale, which is a story, and not a tail, which an animal has at the end of its back. A fisherman's tale is a made up story, like a fisherman might tell either to brag or to pass the time.
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The idiom originally referred to playing card games in Old West saloons, more specifically the game of faro, or more rarely poker. The primary slang term was "bucking the tiger." In modern use, the idiom has often been applied similarly to "pulling the tiger's tail," meaning deliberately antagonizing a person or group where this could be considered risky.
All lions have a tuft of fur at the end of their tail, but male lions are most easily recognized by their brown or black mane.
H2O Just Add Water - 2006 A Twist in the Tail 1-26 is rated/received certificates of: Australia:G
Caudal is the medical term meaning towards the tail.