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take the bull by the horns |
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take the bull by the horns Fig. to confront a problem head-on and deal with it openly. It's time to take the bull by the horns and get this job done. take the bull by the horns to do something difficult in a determined and confident way Why don't you take the bull by the horns and tell him to leave? See shoot the breezetake the bull by the horns to forcefully attack a difficult situation I took the bull by the horns and confronted him about his drinking. Etymology: based on the idea that holding a bull (male cow) by its horns is a brave and direct action How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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There isn't one of these men who are sitting in judgment upon us to-day, Ambrose, who would listen to me for a single moment if I were to take the bull by the horns and say that the traitor we seek is one of ourselves. This very question came up, and the brutes themselves seemed so quick to see its possibilities that I thought best to take the bull by the horns and own that I had been rung up by somebody. |
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