TAKE THE BULL BY THE HORNS

Meaning of TAKE THE BULL BY THE HORNS in English

control the problem, be firm, take charge

If the class is noisy, the teacher must take the bull by the horns.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

TAKE THE BULL BY THE HORNS — phrasal : to face up to and grapple with a difficulty
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TAKE THE BULL BY THE HORNS — v. deal with the problem head-on
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
TAKE THE BULL BY THE HORNS — deal decisively with a difficult or unpleasant situation. → bull
Concise Oxford English vocab
TAKE THE BULL BY THE HORNS — to face a difficult or dangerous situation directly and with courage
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TAKE THE BULL BY THE HORNS — see bull
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TAKE THE BULL BY THE HORNS — see bull
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
TAKE THE BULL BY THE HORNS — {v. phr.}, {informal} To take definite action and not care about risks; act bravely in a difficulty. * /He decided …
Slang English vocab
TAKE THE BULL BY THE HORNS — See ↑ DEAL WITH 2
Longman Activator English vocab
TAKE THE BULL BY THE HORNS — {v. phr.}, {informal} To take definite action and not care about risks; act bravely in a difficulty. * /He decided …
Словарь английских идиом
TAKE THE BULL BY THE HORNS — take decisive action and not worry about the results My aunt decided to take the bull by the horns and …
English Idioms vocab
TAKE THE BULL BY THE HORNS — v. phr. , informal To take definite action and not care about risks; act bravely in a difficulty. He decided …
American Idioms English vocabulary
TAKE THE BULL BY THE HORNS — взять быка за рога
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
TAKE THE BULL BY THE HORNS — взять быка за рога
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
TAKE THE BULL BY THE HORNS — брать быка за рога; взять быка за рога
Англо-Русский словарь английских идиом
TAKE THE BULL BY THE HORNS — Брать быка за рога
Англо-Русский словарь идиом
TAKE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BULL — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) bull market Bull Moose Party bull terrier Bull John Bull Ole Bornemann bull roarer …
Английский словарь Британика
TAKE — I. ˈtāk transitive verb ( took ˈtu̇k, dial ˈtək ; or dialect tak·en ˈtākən sometimes -k ə ŋ ; taken …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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
HORNS — plural of horn present third singular of horn
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BULL — (v. t.) To endeavor to raise the market price of; as, to bull railroad bonds; to bull stocks; to bull …
Английский словарь Webster
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
TAKE — — takable, takeable , adj. — taker , n. /tayk/ , v. , took, taken, taking , n. v.t. 1. …
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
TAKE — I. ˈtāk verb ( took ˈtu̇k ; tak·en ˈtā-kən ; tak·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tacan, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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
TAKE — p.p. taken. 2. take ·noun the quantity or copy given to a compositor at one time. 3. take ·vi to …
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
HORNS — archaic a pair of ~ as an emblem of a cuckold. → horn
Concise Oxford English vocab
TAKE — [take] vb took ; tak.en ; tak.ing [ME, fr. OE tacan, fr. ON taka; akin to MD taken to take] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TAKE — / teɪk; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( took / tʊk; NAmE / taken / ˈteɪkən; NAmE /) …
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
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
TAKE — v. & n. --v. (took; taken) 1 tr. lay hold of; get into one's hands. 2 tr. acquire, get possession …
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
TAKE — v. & n. v. (took; taken) 1 tr. lay hold of; get into one's hands. 2 tr. acquire, get possession …
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
TAKE — v. & n. --v. (took; taken) 1. tr. lay hold of; get into one's hands. 2 tr. acquire, get possession …
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
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
BY
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BULL
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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
TAKE — INDEX: to take somebody or something from one place to another 1. to take someone or something from one place …
Longman Activator English vocab
TAKE
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
HORNS — ➡ field sports
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
HORNS — shorn
Anagrams English vocabulary
TAKE — 1. гл. 1) а) брать, взять б) захватывать, овладевать, схватить (с применением силы) to take as a prisoner ≈ взять …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HORNS — ложные аномалии высокого сопротивления (на кривой индукционного каротажа против границ пластов высокого сопротивления) Гудки
Большой Англо-Русский словарь

English Idioms vocabulary

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