take the bull by the horns
take the bull by the horns · takes the bull by the horns · took the bull by the horns · taken the bull by the horns · taking the bull by the horns
взять быка за рога
den Stier bei den Hörnen packen, den Stier an den Hörnen fassen
To deal with a matter in a direct manner, especially to confront a difficulty rather…To deal with a matter in a direct manner, especially to confront a difficulty rather than avoid it.
Meaning
1 sensesTo deal with a matter in a direct manner, especially to confront a difficulty rather than avoid it.
den Stier bei den Hörnen packen, den Stier an den Hörnen fassen
взять быка за рога́vzjatʹ byka za rogá
More definitions
- face a difficulty and grapple with it without avoiding it
Translations
7 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
to deal directly with a matter; to confront a difficulty:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to deal directly with a matter; to confront a difficulty:
Forms
takes the bull by the horns, taking the bull by the horns, took the bull by the horns, taken the bull by the horns| Base form | take the bull by the horns · to take the bull by the horns |
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| 3rd person singular | takes the bull by the horns |
| Present participle | taking the bull by the horns |
| Past simple | took the bull by the horns |
| Past participle | taken the bull by the horns |
irregular · Lesson
Present simpleLesson
| I, you, we, they | take the bull by the horns |
| he, she, it | takes the bull by the horns |
Past simpleLesson
| all persons | took the bull by the horns |
Present perfectLesson
| I, you, we, they | have taken the bull by the horns |
| he, she, it | has taken the bull by the horns |
Future simple (will)Lesson
| all persons | will take the bull by the horns |
Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle