| VERB | competition | take the bull by the horns | face a difficulty and grapple with it without avoiding it |
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| Meaning | face a difficulty and grapple with it without avoiding it. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Broader | confront, face | Oppose, as in hostility or a competition |
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