ride a tiger take on a responsibility or embark on a course of action which subsequently cannot safely be abandoned.
☞ The expression comes from the Chinese proverb 'He who rides a tiger is afraid to dismount'.
1940Daily Progress (USA) I believe that Hitler is riding a tiger in trying to keep all Europe under control by sheer force.
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