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Antonyms for take the bull by the hornstake the bull by the horns

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  1. take the bull by the hornsverb

    face a difficulty and grapple with it without avoiding it

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  1. Yang Moo-jin:

    And he is suggesting that he will take the bull by the horns to achieve that goal, while promoting self reliance at home and still being open to talks depending on how President Donald Trump handles' hostile policy,'.

  2. Josh Billings:

    Don't take the bull by the horns, take him by the tail then you can let go when you want to.

  3. Babar Atta:

    We need to take the bull by the horns and accept there are problems.

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