He who has a straw tail is always in fear of its catching fire.Proverbs and old sayings Italian about fear, fire, fire brigade
Who takes an eel by the tail and a woman at her word, may say he holds nothing.Proverbs and old sayings Italian about word, woman, nothing
Monkey mus' know weh 'im gwine put 'im tail, before 'im order trousiz.Proverbs and old sayings Jamaican about order
You hold an eel by the tail. [You are dealing with a slippery fellow. ]Proverbs and old sayings Latin about contentment
To remove the hairs from a horse's tail, one by one must be plucked out.Proverbs and old sayings Latin