Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

grabbed the bull by the horns

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.54 in modern English

Syllables
grabbed the bul-l by the horns
IPA
46
Scrabble Score
24
Letters
2
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of grab the bull by the horns

Questions

What does grabbed the bull by the horns mean?
simple past and past participle of grab the bull by the horns

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