tickle the dragon's tail
tickle the dragon's tail
To do something risky or dangerous. You know dad has a temper, so why are you antagonizing him? Stop tickling the dragon's tail unless you want to be grounded for weeks! Rob is definitely tickling the dragon's tail with his new interest in skydiving.
See also: tail, tickle
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- fly into a temper
- dummy spit
- run (one's) mouth
- tickle the ivories
- tickle the ivory/ivories
- have had it with (someone or something)
- ivories
- could fight a circle-saw
- could fight a circle-saw (and it a runnin')
- go off the handle