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Definition

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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In Context

  • ""We have the tiger by the tail," Paul whispered. "We can't go down, can't land…and I don't think I can lift us out of this. We'll have to ride it out.""
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