take the bull by the horns

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24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Afrikaans: die bul by die horings pak — to deal directly with a matter; to confront a difficulty
• Chinese Mandarin: 打蛇打七寸 (dǎshédǎqīcùn) — to deal directly with a matter; to confront a difficulty
• Czech: jít na to rovnou — to deal directly with a matter; to confront a difficulty
• Czech: popadnout býka rovnou za rohy — to deal directly with a matter; to confront a difficulty
• Danish: tage tyren ved hornene — to deal directly with a matter; to confront a difficulty
• Dutch: de koe bij de hoorns vatten — to deal directly with a matter; to confront a difficulty
• Esperanto: preni la bovon per la kornoj — to deal directly with a matter; to confront a difficulty
• Esperanto: rekte alfronti problemon — to deal directly with a matter; to confront a difficulty
• Finnish: ottaa härkää sarvista — to deal directly with a matter; to confront a difficulty
• French: prendre le taureau par les cornes — to deal directly with a matter; to confront a difficulty
• German: den Stier bei den Hörnen packen — to deal directly with a matter; to confront a difficulty
• German: den Stier an den Hörnen fassen — to deal directly with a matter; to confront a difficulty
• Italian: prendere il toro per le corna — to deal directly with a matter; to confront a difficulty
• Māori: kua eke te waka ki te au moana — to deal directly with a matter; to confront a difficulty
• Norwegian Bokmål: ta tyren ved hornene — to deal directly with a matter; to confront a difficulty
• Norwegian Nynorsk: ta tyren ved horna — to deal directly with a matter; to confront a difficulty
• Polish: łapać byka za rogi — to deal directly with a matter; to confront a difficulty
• Polish: złapać byka za rogi — to deal directly with a matter; to confront a difficulty
• Portuguese: pegar o touro pelos cornos — to deal directly with a matter; to confront a difficulty
• Portuguese: pegar o touro pelos chifres — to deal directly with a matter; to confront a difficulty
• Portuguese: encarar de frente — to deal directly with a matter; to confront a difficulty
• Russian: взять быка за рога́ (vzjatʹ byka za rogá) — to deal directly with a matter; to confront a difficulty
• Spanish: coger el toro por los cuernos — to deal directly with a matter; to confront a difficulty
• Swedish: ta tjuren vid hornen — to deal directly with a matter; to confront a difficulty