"grab the bull by the horns" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: grabs the bull by the horns [present, singular, third-person], grabbing the bull by the horns [participle, present], grabbed the bull by the horns [participle, past], grabbed the bull by the horns [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} grab the bull by the horns (third-person singular simple present grabs the bull by the horns, present participle grabbing the bull by the horns, simple past and past participle grabbed the bull by the horns)
  1. (idiomatic) Synonym of take the bull by the horns. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: take the bull by the horns [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-grab_the_bull_by_the_horns-en-verb-aoRrNJlJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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