Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

taken the bull by the horns

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.68 in modern English

Syllables
tak-en the bul-l by the horns
IPA
42
Scrabble Score
22
Letters
3
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

past participle of take the bull by the horns

Questions

What does taken the bull by the horns mean?
past participle of take the bull by the horns

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