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• hold a wolf by the ears — hold (or have) a wolf by the ears be in a precarious position …   Useful english dictionary

• hold (or have) a wolf by the ears — be in a precarious position. → wolf …   English new terms dictionary

• Hold a wolf by its ears — get right to the issue, get straight to the main point …   English contemporary dictionary

• wolf — n. & v. n. (pl. wolves) 1 a wild flesh eating tawny grey mammal related to the dog, esp. Canis lupus, preying on sheep etc. and hunting in packs. 2 sl. a man given to seducing women. 3 a rapacious or greedy person. 4 Mus. a a jarring sound from… …   Useful english dictionary

• Wolf — n. & v. n. (pl. wolves) 1 a wild flesh eating tawny grey mammal related to the dog, esp. Canis lupus, preying on sheep etc. and hunting in packs. 2 sl. a man given to seducing women. 3 a rapacious or greedy person. 4 Mus. a a jarring sound from… …   Useful english dictionary

• wolf — noun (plural wolves) 1》 a carnivorous mammal which is the largest member of the dog family, living and hunting in packs. [Canis lupus.]     ↘used in names of similar or related mammals, e.g. Tasmanian wolf. 2》 a rapacious or ferocious person.… …   English new terms dictionary

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