Hold an eel by the tail In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "hold an eel by the tail", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

Julia Huong

2021-12-23 10:12

skin an eel by the tail

Hold an eel by the tail idiom

To try to grab someone or something that is elusive.

He is a slippery salesman, so it is difficult to hold an eel by the tail.

The plan seems hard to hold an eel by the tail to keep up with the progress of project.

Stock market is hard to hold an eel by the tail in the COVID-19 pandemic.

in hot pursuit (of somebody)

following someone eagerly and trying to catch them

(as) slippery as an eel

Deceitful, calculating, and unreliable; elusive.

The verb "hold" should be conjugated according to its tense.

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