grab the bull by the horns
grab the bull by the horns · grabs the bull by the horns · grabbed the bull by the horns · grabbing the bull by the horns
взять быка за рога
den Stier bei den Hörnen packen, den Stier an den Hörnen fassen
Synonym of take the bull by the hornsSynonym of take the bull by the horns.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic)Synonym of take the bull by the horns.
Forms
grabs the bull by the horns, grabbing the bull by the horns, grabbed the bull by the horns, grabbed the bull by the horns| Base form | grab the bull by the horns · to grab the bull by the horns |
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| 3rd person singular | grabs the bull by the horns |
| Present participle | grabbing the bull by the horns |
| Past simple | grabbed the bull by the horns |
| Past participle | grabbed the bull by the horns |
irregular
Present simpleLesson
| I, you, we, they | grab the bull by the horns |
| he, she, it | grabs the bull by the horns |
Past simpleLesson
| all persons | grabbed the bull by the horns |
Present perfectLesson
| I, you, we, they | have grabbed the bull by the horns |
| he, she, it | has grabbed the bull by the horns |
Future simple (will)Lesson
| all persons | will grab the bull by the horns |
Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.