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
骑虎之势 the state of a person who rides on a tiger -- there is no backing down; in a dangerous situation; in an awkward predicament; in a terrible dilemma
势成骑虎 in the position of one riding a tiger -- unable to get down but dangerous to go on; an awkward position from which there is no retreat; like riding a tiger -- a situation from which it is hard to extricate oneself
画龙画虎难画骨,知人知面不知心 In drawing a tiger,you show its skin,but not its bonesIn knowing a man,you may know his face,but not his heart.When you paint a tiger,you pain its skin,it is difficult to paint the bones. When you know a man,you know his face but not his heart.
画龙画虎难画骨知人知面不知心 in knowing a man you may know his face but not his heart
Hell , jack , i got a tiger by the tail here . i ain ' t gonna let it go 去他的吧,杰克,我现在是骑虎难下我才不会放走它呢
Heii , jack , i got a tiger by the taii here . i ain ' t gonna iet it go 去他的吧,杰克,我现在是骑虎难下我才不会放走它呢
Ah . . . i ' m really up a tree at work . i think the boss is going to fire me 唉,我的工作真是骑虎难下了。我想老板要开除我了。
I had gone too far to turn back , and besides , this girl overwhelmed me 我真是骑虎难下,再说,这个姑娘已经使我失魂落魄了。
He ' s really out on a limb because of his premature statement about the situation 因为对形势作了草率的评论,他现在真是骑虎难下。
Good - humoured mockery seems to be a proper rod but great caution and skill are necessary in the use of it or you may happen to catch a tartar 善意的嘲笑看起来是一根合适的棍棒,但运用时必须非常谨慎,并注意技巧,否则你可能骑虎难下。
From the chinese , we borrowed the colourful proverb he who rides a tiger is afraid to dismount , meaning that if you start on a dangerous enterprise , it is often easier to carry it through to the end than to stop halfway 从汉语,我们借用了这条活灵活现的谚语“骑虎难下” ,意思就是如果你开创了一项危险而又艰巨复杂的事业,与其半途而废,倒不如进行到底会更顺利一些。
其他语种释义
骑虎难下的法语:être trop avancé pour reculer;une fois monté sur le tigre,il est difficile d'en descendre./il est difficile de se dégager d'une situation embarrassante ou dangereuse.