🐂 Bull
"Grasp the bull by the horns"
Meaning
To face a difficult problem directly.
About the bull
Bulls are large, forceful, and associated with market trading, which is why their idioms describe stubbornness, aggression, or reckless charging ahead.
Example sentence
I grasped the bull by the horns and asked for help.
Test yourself
Which idiom means...
To face a difficult problem directly.
More bull idioms
BullIdiom
"A bull in a china shop"
A person who is careless in a delicate situation.
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"Take the bull by the horns"
To face a difficult problem directly.
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"Have a bull by the tail"
To be involved in a difficult problem that is hard to control.
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"A cock-and-bull story"
A silly and unbelievable excuse.
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"Lock horns"
To argue or fight strongly.
BullIdiom
"Take the bull by the horns"
To face a difficult problem directly.