But analysts say the countries once known as the Tigers have instead grabbed their big neighbor by the tail.

A dangerous business, I know, like grabbing that tiger by the tail.

Joe grabbed the buck by the tail and tried to pull it back down.

They may be poisonous, but that's no reason not to grab them by the tail.

I grabbed it by the tail and pulled it away.

It was like grabbing a tiger by the tail!

He crawls back into the office and grabs the cat by the tail.

"You've got to grab the bull by the tail and look it in the eye," she blurts.

When time is slipping away you have to grab it by the tail.

The problem with grabbing a tiger by the tail was that letting go could hurt even worse than hanging on.