骑虎难下

骑虎难下
qíhǔnánxià
he who rides a tiger is afraid to dismount—irrevocably but unwillingly committed; unable to extricate oneself from a difficult situation
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be in for it; have a wolf by the ears; have no way to back down
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be in for it; have a wolf by the ears
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qi2 hu3 nan2 xia4
if you ride a tiger, it's hard to get off (idiom); fig. impossible to stop halfway
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骑虎难下
qí hǔ nán xià
ride a tiger and find it hard to get off; get into a position from which there is no retiring; have (hold) a wolf by the ears; He who rides a tiger finds it difficult to dismount -- to have no way to back down.; irrevocably committed; like riding on a tiger -- afraid to go on and unable to get down; Once you get on the tiger's back, it's hard to get off again.
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騎虎難下|骑虎难下 [qí hǔ nán xià] if you ride a tiger, it's hard to get off (idiom); fig. impossible to stop halfway

Chinese-English dictionary. . 2013.

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