Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

grabbing the bull by the horns

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.43 in modern English

Syllables
grab-bing the bul-l by the horns
IPA
47
Scrabble Score
25
Letters
3
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of grab the bull by the horns

Questions

What does grabbing the bull by the horns mean?
present participle and gerund of grab the bull by the horns

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