| 单词 | take the bull by the horns |
| 释义 | Idioms and Phrases with take the bull by the hornstake the bull by the horns Confront a problem head-on, as in We'll have to take the bull by the horns and tackle the Medicare question. This term most likely alludes to grasping a safely tethered bull, not one the matador is fighting in the ring. [c. 1800] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. take the bull by the hornsSEE SYNONYMS FOR take the bull by the horns ON THESAURUS.COM Take the initiative in confronting a difficult position: “You'll never decide what you want in life by just thinking about it; you must take the bull by the horns and try out a few possibilities.” Words nearby take the bull by the hornstake stock in, takes two, take the bit in one's mouth, Take the bitter with the sweet, take the bread out of someone's mouth, take the bull by the horns, take the cake, take the edge off, take the fall, take the field, take the Fifth The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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