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Verb: take the bull by the horns
  1. Face a difficulty and grapple with it without avoiding it
    "He decided to take the bull by the horns and confront his boss about the unfair treatment";
    - grasp the nettle, bite the bullet

Derived forms: taken the bull by the horns, took the bull by the horns, taking the bull by the horns, takes the bull by the horns

Type of: confront, face