grab the bull by the horns

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grab the bull by the horns

verb grabs the bull by the horns · grabbing the bull by the horns · grabbed the bull by the horns

  1. idiomatic Synonym of take the bull by the horns. “I felt I’d go out and grab the bull by the horns and give it a good lash and I’m very pleased to come away with second in my very first Diamond League final.”

    Similar: take the bull by the horns

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@misc{grab_the_bull_by_the_horns_2026,
  title = {grab the bull by the horns},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/grab%20the%20bull%20by%20the%20horns},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}