| 单词 | take the bull by the horns |
| 释义 | take the bull by the horns (once / 27616 pages) v When you go ahead and tackle a difficult situation or challenge, you take the bull by the horns. You could be said to take the bull by the horns if you learn to scuba dive despite your fear of sharks. It's usually hard to take the bull by the horns, since it means facing a fear or embarking on something difficult or complicated. Most people feel great, though, once they take the bull by the horns. Experts disagree about the exact origins of the phrase, though it was first recorded in the early 1700's. One guess involves the — somewhat terrifying — practice by bullfighters and some ranchers of forcing a bull's head down by grasping his horns and pushing. WORD FAMILYtake the bull by the horns: taken the bull by the horns, takes the bull by the horns, taking the bull by the horns, took the bull by the horns USAGE EXAMPLES“I kind of took the bull by the horns,” he said. New York Times(Sep 10, 2016) “So we took the bull by the horns.” Seattle Times(Sep 21, 2016) Now I was going to have to take the bull by the horns to make some headway in my primary investigation: my parents’ murders. James Patterson, Confessions of a Murder Suspect(2012) v face a difficulty and grapple with it without avoiding it Hyper confront, face oppose, as in hostility or a competition |
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