tickling the dragon's tail

A form of tickle the dragon's tail — To do something that has a risk of going catastrophically wrong.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of tickle the dragon's tail
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APA

tickling the dragon's tail. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tickling%20the%20dragon's%20tail

MLA

“tickling the dragon's tail.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tickling%20the%20dragon's%20tail. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tickling the dragon's tail,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tickling%20the%20dragon's%20tail.

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