In his mind he had the world by the tail.

You've got something by the tail and I'll find out what it is.

I'm like the man that got the bear by the tail.

He turned away, picked up a dead fish by its tail and held it out over the water.

Seems they think they've got a tiger by the tail.

Carefully she picked the third one up by the tail.

A couple of minutes later, he lifted it by the tail.

Why did you pick up the cat by its tail?

She grasped him by the tail with her right hand.

"It seems to me the best way is to haul you up by the tail."