he who rides a tiger is afraid to dismount
- he who rides a tiger is afraid to dismount
Once a dangerous or troublesome venture is begun, the safest course is to carry it through to the end.
1875 W. SCARBOROUGH Collection of Chinese Proverbs no. 2082 He who rides a tiger is afraid to dismount... Ch‘i ‘hu nan hsiapei.
1902 A. R. COLQUHOUN Mastery of Pacific xvi. These colonies are..for her [France] the tiger which she has mounted (to use the Chinese phrase) and which she can neither manage nor get rid of.
1983 W. HARRISS Bay Psalm Book Murder x. ‘But no doubt about it, I’ve got a tiger by the tail now.’ ‘And there’s an Oriental saying that the man who rides the tiger is afraid to get off. Watch your step.’
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tiger — see better to live one day as a tiger than a thousand years as a sheep the bleating of the kid excites the tiger he who rides a tiger is afraid to dismount … Proverbs new dictionary
dismount — see he who rides a tiger is afraid to dismount … Proverbs new dictionary
afraid — see he who rides a tiger is afraid to dismount … Proverbs new dictionary
Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs, Thematic Index — absence absence makes the heart grow fonder he who is absent is always in the wrong the best of friends must part blue are the hills that are far away distance lends enchantment to the view out of sight, out of mind … Proverbs new dictionary
ride — see if you can’t ride two horses at once, you shouldn’t be in the circus set a beggar on horseback, and he’ll ride to the devil if two ride on a horse, one must ride behind if wishes were horses, beggars would ride he who rides a tiger is afraid… … Proverbs new dictionary
