lady or tiger in English

Audio: En-au-lady or tiger.ogg

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Etymology: From the short story The Lady, or the Tiger by Frank R. Stockton, in which a condemned man is offered two doors, one of which leads to a beautiful woman and the other to a ferocious tiger. Head templates: {{head|en|noun}} lady or tiger

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        "A pure gamble with highly divergent outcomes."
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        "(idiomatic) A pure gamble with highly divergent outcomes."
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"lady or tiger" meaning in English

Noun