Usually means: Confront challenge directly and boldly.
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We found 17 dictionaries that define the word take the bull by the horns:

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  1. take the bull by the horns: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. take the bull by the horns: Merriam-Webster
  3. take the bull by the horns: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. take the bull by the horns: Collins English Dictionary
  5. take the bull by the horns: Vocabulary.com
  6. take the bull by the horns: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  7. take the bull by the horns: Wiktionary
  8. take the bull by the horns: Dictionary.com
  9. take the bull by the horns: Rhymezone
  10. take the bull by the horns: FreeDictionary.org
  11. take the bull by the horns: Mnemonic Dictionary
  12. Take The Bull By The Horns, Take The Bull By The Horns: A to Z list of the most popular idioms
  13. take the bull by the horns: TheFreeDictionary.com

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. take the bull by the horns: Idioms

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Take the bull by the horns: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (take the bull by the horns)

verb:  (idiomatic) To deal with a matter in a direct manner, especially to confront a difficulty rather than avoid it.

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