放虎自卫的英文是「release a tiger to protect oneself -- to bring trouble on oneself while attempting to avoid it with 」
fang hu zi wei
放出老虎来保卫自己。比喻利用坏人而自招灾祸。
晋·常璩《华阳国志·公孙述刘二牧志》:“此所谓独坐穷山,放虎自卫者也。”