tenir le loup par les oreilles
French
Pronunciation
IPA
(key)
:
/tə.niʁ lə lu paʁ le.z‿ɔ.ʁɛj/
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Verb
tenir
le
loup
par
les
oreilles
(
figuratively
)
to
have the wolf by the ear
(
to be in a dangerous situation from which one cannot disengage, but in which one cannot safely remain
)