Idiom
grab the bull by the horns
Meaning
Synonym of take the bull by the horns.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“It is time to grab the bull by the horns.”
“Instead of waiting for the problem to get worse, you should grab the bull by the horns and talk to your boss.”
“Facing mounting pressure from the board, the director decided to grab the bull by the horns and initiate the difficult restructuring process immediately.”
Examples
simple
“It is time to grab the bull by the horns.”
contextual
“Instead of waiting for the problem to get worse, you should grab the bull by the horns and talk to your boss.”
complex
“Facing mounting pressure from the board, the director decided to grab the bull by the horns and initiate the difficult restructuring process immediately.”
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