"ta tjuren vid hornen" meaning in Swedish

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Verb

Forms: tar tjuren vid hornen [present], tog tjuren vid hornen [preterite], tagit tjuren vid hornen [supine], ta tjuren vid hornen [imperative]
Etymology: Literally, "to take the bull by the horns". Head templates: {{head|sv|verb|present|tar tjuren vid hornen|preterite|tog tjuren vid hornen|supine|tagit tjuren vid hornen|imperative|ta tjuren vid hornen|head=ta tjuren vid hornen}} ta tjuren vid hornen (present tar tjuren vid hornen, preterite tog tjuren vid hornen, supine tagit tjuren vid hornen, imperative ta tjuren vid hornen), {{sv-verb-irr|tar|tog|tagit|ta|inf=ta tjuren vid hornen|particle=tjuren vid hornen}} ta tjuren vid hornen (present tar tjuren vid hornen, preterite tog tjuren vid hornen, supine tagit tjuren vid hornen, imperative ta tjuren vid hornen)
  1. (idiomatic) to grab the bull by the horns; bravely deal with a problem one has been reluctant to address Tags: idiomatic

Inflected forms

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