Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

grabs the bull by the horns

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.41 in modern English

Syllables
grab-s the bul-l by the horns
IPA
41
Scrabble Score
22
Letters
3
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does grabs the bull by the horns mean?
third-person singular simple present indicative of grab the bull by the horns

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