プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
とら【虎】
&fRoman1;〔動物〕〔雄〕a tiger；〔雌〕a tigress；〔子〕a tiger cub
&fRoman2;〔酔っぱらい〕a drunk
とらになる
get drunk
虎の威を借るきつね
a person 「who swaggers about [who assumes an air of importance] making use of his boss's influence
虎の尾を踏む
tread on a tiger's tail；〔危険を冒す〕take a great risk
とらの尾を踏む心地だった
I kept expecting everything to blow up in my face.
虎は死して皮を留め人は死して名を残す
A great man will be remembered for his achievements.
虎を野に放つ
let a tiger run loose／do nothing about a dangerous situation
それは虎を野に放つようなものだ
It is like letting a tiger run loose.／You are courting disaster.