grab the bull by the horns

verb

Synonym of take the bull by the horns.

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Meanings

verbgrab the bull by the horns (third-person singular simple present grabs the bull by the horns, present participle grabbing the bull by the horns, simple past and past participle grabbed the bull by the horns)

present singular third person grabs the bull by the horns · participle present grabbing the bull by the horns · participle past grabbed the bull by the horns · past grabbed the bull by the horns

  1. idiomaticSynonym of take the bull by the horns.

    “I felt I’d go out and grab the bull by the horns and give it a good lash and I’m very pleased to come away with second in my very first Diamond League final.”

    2022 September 9, Cathal Dennehy, “Ciara Mageean shines in Diamond League to claim second”, in Irish Examiner

    Synonyms: take the bull by the horns

Synonyms & antonyms

verbSynonym of take the bull by the horns.

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take the bull by the horns
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take the bull by the horns
Cite this entry
APA

grab the bull by the horns. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grab%20the%20bull%20by%20the%20horns

MLA

“grab the bull by the horns.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grab%20the%20bull%20by%20the%20horns. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “grab the bull by the horns,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grab%20the%20bull%20by%20the%20horns.

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