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lady or tiger

idiom

A pure gamble with highly divergent outcomes.


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  1. 01

    have a tiger by the tail

    To be in a difficult or dangerous situation in which one ideally should not remain, but from which one cannot withdraw.

  2. 02

    have the tiger by the tail

    To be in a difficult or dangerous situation in which one ideally should not remain, but from which one cannot withdraw.

  3. 03

    lady garden

    A woman's pubic hair, and the area around it.

  4. 04

    paper tiger

    Something or someone that appears powerful, strong or threatening but is in reality weak, ineffective, or unable to withstand challenge.

  5. 05

    ride the tiger

    To maintain control over something aggressive and dangerous.

  6. 06

    tiger of a different stripe

    Something entirely different; a whole other thing or matter.

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