have the wolf by the ear (English, verb)
expansion: have the wolf by the ear (third-person singular simple present has the wolf by the ear, present participle having the wolf by the ear, simple past and past participle had the wolf by the ear)
Senses:
glosses: To be in a dangerous situation from which one cannot disengage, but in which one cannot safely remain.
tags: idiomatic
Forms:
form: has the wolf by the ear
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: having the wolf by the ear
tags: participle
present
form: had the wolf by the ear
tags: participle
past
form: had the wolf by the ear
tags: past