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have no way to back down; once you get on the tiger's back, it's hard to get off again

qí hǔ nán xià

骑 虎 难 下

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deroghave no way to back down; once you get on the tiger's back, it's hard to get off again
- shì pín tiǎo zhàn sài bìng méi yǒu ràng gè bié xué sheng qí hǔ nán xià
  视频挑战赛并没有让个别学生骑虎难下。
  The video challenge does not put individual students on the hot seat.
synonym
zuǒ yòu wéi nán左右为难 jìn tuì liǎng nán进退两难 jìn tuì wéi gǔ进退维谷 jìn tuì shī jù进退失据 shì chéng qí hǔ势成骑虎
antonym
yìng fù zì rú应付自如 jìn tuì zì rú进退自如

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