HyperDic: take_the_bull_by_the_horns

English > 1 sense of the expression take the bull by the horns:
VERBcompetitiontake the bull by the hornsface a difficulty and grapple with it without avoiding it
English > take the bull by the horns: 1 sense > verb 1, competition
Meaningface a difficulty and grapple with it without avoiding it.
PatternSomebody ----s
Broaderconfront, faceOppose, as in hostility or a competition

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