have the wolf by the ear

/HH AE1 V DH AH0 W UH0 L F B AY0 DH AH0 IH0 R/
verb
  1. 1

    (idiomatic) To be in a dangerous situation from which one cannot disengage, but in which one cannot safely remain.

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