| 词汇 | have a bear by the tail |
| 词源 | have a bear by the tail. This is another of those colorful ex- pressions (see a bear for work) that arose in America during the first half of the 19th century. To have a bear by the tail is to be in a bad situation—you’re in trouble whether you hold on or let go! |
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