Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

has a tiger by the tail

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.02 in modern English

Syllables
has a tiger by the -tail
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does has a tiger by the tail mean?
third-person singular simple present indicative of have a tiger by the tail

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