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"To grab the bull by the horns" means that you should tackle a problem or face a danger directly disregarding personal hazard or concern. As an example if you think you might have cancer don't put off doing anything, spend time researching it on the internet or ask friends what they think. You should go to a doctor and get it checked out. If surgery or chemo is required - do it. Don't waste time with prayers or bogus cures.The expression may have originated in the American west where cowboys would have to wrestle cattle to the ground to brand them. Grabbing them anywhere but by the horns would lead to a lot more work and less success. Greenhorns were advised to grab the bulls by the horns to resolve the issue quickly.
Alternately the expression may go back to Minoan time where the sport of bull-leaping saw acrobats grabbing the bull by the horns so that ht animals instinctive head toss would lift them high into the air.
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∙ 8y ago
Wiki User
∙ 8y agoIt is used in much the same way as 'just do it.' You have to make a move and begin in order to accomplish something.
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Did chief sitting bull defeat general Custer at the battle of little big horn?
Yes Chief Sitting Bull defeated general George Custer at the battle of Little Big Horn.
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Both Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse .
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Did Sitting Bull meet with President Grant as depicted in the movie Sitting Bull out in the Dakota Territory just after the Battle of Little Big Horn?
No
Who was the Lakota who fought the US Army at the battle of the little big horn?
sitting bull
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A bull horn.
How do you make a sentence using the phrase take a bull by it's horn?
"Let's take the bull by it's horn."
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What has horn but doen't beep?
A bull!
What is the analogy if Bull is to horn as deer is to?
Antler.
What is it called when you get stabbed by a bull?
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Handlebars (PLATO)
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Blackbolt tears Superman a new one in this one. To get to Blackbolt, Superman has to get to him and grab him and then Blackbolt has him. Not even close. Superman. Blackbolt would destroy the bull horn by merely whispering into it. Superman can move the moon with his strength. Blackbolt can only level an area the size of New York City with his voice at full power. I give this fight to Superman.
Will a bull horn pop from heat?
No, don't think so.
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Mutualism
How can you promote an individual's rights?
march in the streets with a bull horn
