Choosing that job is a lady or tiger situation.
lady or tiger
idiomA pure gamble with highly divergent outcomes.
Origin
disputed originFrom the short story The Lady, or the Tiger by Frank R. Stockton, in which a condemned man is offered two doors, one of which leads to a beautiful woman and the other to a ferocious tiger.
Investing all your savings in a new startup is a real lady or tiger gamble.
The politician faced a lady or tiger dilemma, knowing that his final decision would lead either to a triumphant victory or a total career collapse.
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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.
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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.
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lady garden
A woman's pubic hair, and the area around it.
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paper tiger
Something or someone that appears powerful, strong or threatening but is in reality weak, ineffective, or unable to withstand challenge.
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ride the tiger
To maintain control over something aggressive and dangerous.
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tiger of a different stripe
Something entirely different; a whole other thing or matter.