tiger by the tail (noun) compulsion: drive, obligation
Sinonime: coercion,
constraint,
demand,
drive,
driving,
duress,
duty, engrossment,
exigency,
force, hang-up, have on the brain,
monkey*,
necessity,
need,
obsession,
preoccupation, prepossession,
pressure, tiger by the tail,
urge,
urgencyAntonime: free will,
freedom,
independence,
liberty,
license