idiom/expression

I am not sure if I´ve understood it correctly, but other day I heard the expression "poke the bear".

Do you know what it means ?

Thanks.

[RonBee]

Originally Posted by AndreaLima

I am not sure if I´ve understood it correctly, but other day I heard the expression "poke the bear".

Do you know what it means ?

I don't know what that expression means, but I advise you not to poke the bear.

:wink:

[Tdol]

Poke the bear means to do something provocative or dangerous- if a bear is hibernating, poking him might make him rather angry.

[MW]

"let sleeping dogs lie"

Another form of the same idea.

Kick a sleeping dog and you just might get bitten.