prendre le taureau par les cornes

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʁɑ̃.dʁə l(ə) tɔ.ʁo paʁ le kɔʁn/, /pʁɑ̃.dʁə l(ə) to.ʁo paʁ le kɔʁn/
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Verb

prendre le taureau par les cornes

  1. (figuratively, informal) to take the bull by the horns, to grasp the nettle
    Synonym: prendre le problème à bras-le-corps

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