have the tiger by the tail

Meaning: (idiomatic)To be in adifficultordangeroussituationin which oneideallyshould notremain, but from which one cannotwithdraw.1965,Frank Herbert,Dune‎[1](Science Fiction),New York:Ace Books,→OCLC,page238‎[2]:"Wehave 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."

Examples:

EN: Oh, my God, you really have the tiger by the tail here.
ES: ¡Tienes al toro cogido por los cuernos!
ID: Ya Tuhan, kau benar-benar hebat di sini.
EN: What will they do when they have the tiger by the tail?
HI: अगर शेर आ जाए तो क्या करोगे?

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