What does 'take the bull by the horns' mean?

Answer 1

It means grasp the problem head-on and struggle through it.

To confront your problem instead of avoiding them. The saying stems from the practice of Bull-leaping that was practiced on the isle of Crete. see link
It means to take control of the situation.
The idiom 'take the bull by the horns' refers to how cowboys gain control over and overpower a bull, to take it from standing or a threat stance, to lying on its side. So the idiom means to grasp the problem head-on, to overpower and overcome, and reduce the problem to something more manageable.
That means that you face up squarely and bravely to something troubling. For example, "I am going to take the bull by the horns and tell my boss that I will

NOT pay for the damage!"

Answer 2

Sounds like it means being exceedingly reckless.

However, 'to take the bull by the horns' is the normal expression which means to take charge of a situation by taking affirmative action.

"Grab the bull by the balls " is a funny and some times vulgar expression means to take serious, forceful and decisive action.

Answer 3

Grab the bill by the balls 😂 means to go between his legs and grab him by his balls 😂 that would make him mad😡 though so I would not grab his balls if I we're you