TOOK THE BULL BY THE HORNS

Meaning of TOOK THE BULL BY THE HORNS in English

dealt with the situation swiftly and directly

Explanatory English dictionary bed edition. Толковый словарь английского языка Редакция bed. 2012

TOOK — see: take
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BULL — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) bull market Bull Moose Party bull terrier Bull John Bull Ole Bornemann bull roarer …
Английский словарь Британика
BY — I. |bī also especially bef cons bə preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, from Old English be, bī, preposition, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BULL — I. ˈbu̇l noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English bule, from Old English bula; akin to Old English bulluc young …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TOOK — Etymology: Middle English (past), from Old English tōc (past) past or dialect past part of take
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HORNS — plural of horn present third singular of horn
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TOOK — () imp. of Take.
Английский словарь Webster
TOOK — (imp.) of Take
Английский словарь Webster
BULL — (v. t.) To endeavor to raise the market price of; as, to bull railroad bonds; to bull stocks; to bull …
Английский словарь Webster
TOOK — imp. of Take.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TOOK — ( imp. ) of Take
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BULL — ( v. t. ) To endeavor to raise the market price of; as, to bull railroad bonds; to bull stocks; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TOOK — /took/ , v. 1. pt. of take . 2. Nonstandard. a pp. of take .
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BY — by 1 /buy/ , prep., adv., adj., n., pl. byes . prep. 1. near to or next to: a home …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BULL — bull 1 — bull-like , adj. /bool/ , n. 1. the male of a bovine animal, esp. of the genus …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BULL — adj. big and strong like a bull; male; of or pertaining a bull, that resembles a bull; having to do …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BY — I. ˈbī, before consonants also bə preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, from Old English, preposition, be, bī; akin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BULL — I. ˈbu̇l, ˈbəl noun Etymology: Middle English bule, from Old English bula; akin to Old Norse boli bull Date: before …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TOOK — past of take
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TOOK — imp. of take. 2. took ·impf of take.
Webster English vocab
BY — (·pref.) against. 2. by ·adv aside; as, to lay by; to put by. 3. by (·pref.) on; along; in traversing. …
Webster English vocab
BULL — vi a seal. ·see bulla. 2. bull ·noun taurus, the second of the twelve signs of the zodiac. 3. bull …
Webster English vocab
TOOK — past of take .
Concise Oxford English vocab
HORNS — archaic a pair of ~ as an emblem of a cuckold. → horn
Concise Oxford English vocab
TOOK — [took] past of take
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TOOK — Took, Tooke BrE AmE tʊk § \ tuːk
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TOOK — took BrE AmE tʊk § \ tuːk
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TOOK — pt of take
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BY — / baɪ; NAmE / preposition , adverb ■ preposition 1. near sb/sth; at the side of sb/sth; beside sb/sth : …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BULL
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TOOK — took /tʊk/ BrE AmE the past tense of ↑ take
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BY — I. by 1 S1 W1 /baɪ/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ; Origin: be , bi ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BULL
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TOOK — past of TAKE.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BY — prep., adv., & n. --prep. 1 near, beside, in the region of (stand by the door; sit by me; path …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BULL — n., adj., & v. --n. 1 a an uncastrated male bovine animal. b a male of the whale, elephant, and …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TOOK — past of TAKE.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BY — prep., adv., & n. prep. 1 near, beside, in the region of (stand by the door; sit by me; path …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BULL — n., adj., & v. n. 1 a an uncastrated male bovine animal. b a male of the whale, elephant, and …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TOOK — past of TAKE.
Oxford English vocab
BY — prep., adv., & n. --prep. 1. near, beside, in the region of (stand by the door; sit by me; path …
Oxford English vocab
BULL — 1. n., adj., & v. --n. 1. a an uncastrated male bovine animal. b a male of the whale, elephant, …
Oxford English vocab
TOOK — Took is the past tense of take .
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BY — The preposition is pronounced /baɪ/. The adverb is pronounced /baɪ/. Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BULL
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TOOK — Took is the past tense of take .
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
TOOK — COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES took a calculated risk ▪ The police took a calculated risk in releasing him. took a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BY
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BULL
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TOOK — [past simple of:] take
Cambridge English vocab
BULL — n. bull market Bull Moose Party Bull Run Battles of bull terrier Bull John Bull Ole Bornemann bull roarer Golden …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
HORNS — To draw in one's horns; to retract an assertion through fear: metaphor borrowed from a snail, who on the apprehension …
Slang English vocab
BULL
Slang English vocab
HORNS — ➡ field sports
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
HORNS — shorn
Anagrams English vocabulary
TOOK — past от take past от take (в знач. гл.) took past от take
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HORNS — ложные аномалии высокого сопротивления (на кривой индукционного каротажа против границ пластов высокого сопротивления) Гудки
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BY — 1. предл. 1) а) у, при, около a home by a lake ≈ дом рядом с озером Syn : near …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BULL — I 1. сущ. 1) бык; буйвол; тж. самец кита, слона, аллигатора и др. крупных животных A bull is to be …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HORNS — Рога
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
HORNS — Оленьи рога
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
TOOK — took.ogg tʋk past от take II
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BY — 1. baı a 1. лежащий в стороне 2. второстепенный, необязательный 2. baı adv 1. мимо he passed by without a …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BULL — bull.ogg _I 1. bʋl n 1. 1> бык 2> зоол. буйвол ( Bubalus ) 2. самец крупного животного ( кита, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей

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