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take the bull by the horns
Overview of verb take-the-bull-by-the-horns
The verb take the bull by the horns has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. take the bull by the horns -- (face a difficulty and grapple with it without avoiding it)
Antonyms of verb take-the-bull-by-the-horns
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb take-the-bull-by-the-horns
1 sense of take the bull by the horns
Sense 1
take the bull by the horns
=> confront, face
=> meet, encounter, play, take on
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb take-the-bull-by-the-horns
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb take-the-bull-by-the-horns
1 sense of take the bull by the horns
Sense 1
take the bull by the horns
=> confront, face
'Cause To' of verb take-the-bull-by-the-horns
Derived Forms of verb take-the-bull-by-the-horns
Domain of verb take-the-bull-by-the-horns
Domain Terms of verb take-the-bull-by-the-horns
Familiarity of verb take-the-bull-by-the-horns
take the bull by the horns used as a verb is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Sample Sentences of verb take-the-bull-by-the-horns
1 sense of take the bull by the horns
Sense 1
take the bull by the horns
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Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb take-the-bull-by-the-horns
1 sense of take the bull by the horns
Sense 1
take the bull by the horns
> confront, face
=> front, breast
=> take the bull by the horns
=> pit, oppose, match, play off
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb take-the-bull-by-the-horns
Sense 1
take the bull by the horns
=> confront, face
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