"tenir le loup par les oreilles" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [French]

IPA: /tə.niʁ lə lu paʁ le.z‿ɔ.ʁɛj/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-tenir le loup par les oreilles.wav
Head templates: {{fr-verb}} tenir le loup par les oreilles
  1. (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) Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-tenir_le_loup_par_les_oreilles-fr-verb-HXF7eE2U Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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