Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

grab the bull by the horns

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.63 in modern English

Syllables
grab the bul-l by the horns
IPA
40
Scrabble Score
21
Letters
2
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Synonym of take the bull by the horns.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

grabs the bull by the horns (present, singular) grabbing the bull by the horns (participle, present) grabbed the bull by the horns (participle, past) grabbed the bull by the horns (past)

Synonyms

take the bull by the horns

Questions

What does grab the bull by the horns mean?
Synonym of take the bull by the horns.

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