pull a tooth from a tiger's mouth; do something extremely dangerous
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1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
to do something as dangerous as pulling a tiger's tooth; to take extreme risks
This idiom compares a dangerous action to the impossible task of extracting a tooth from a live tiger. It is often used to describe missions or tasks that require great courage or foolhardiness.
Cóng从
jìng竞
zhēng争
duì对
shǒu手
nà那
lǐ里
wā挖
zǒu走
tā他
men们
de的
hé核
xīn心
jì技
shù术
rén人
yuán员
，
wú无
yì异
yú于
hǔ虎
kǒu口
bá拔
yá牙
。
Poaching core technical staff from a competitor is no different from pulling a tooth from a tiger's mouth.
Tā他
yī一
gè个
rén人
qián潜
rù入
dí敌
yíng营
jiù救
rén人
，
jiǎn简
zhí直
shì是
hǔ虎
kǒu口
bá拔
yá牙
。
For him to sneak into the enemy camp alone to rescue someone is simply like pulling a tooth from a tiger's mouth.
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Hǔ虎
kǒu口
bá拔
yá牙
de的
shì事
，
wǒ我
kě可
bù不
gǎn敢
zuò做
。
I wouldn't dare do something as dangerous as pulling a tiger's tooth.