grab life by the horns

English

Verb

grab life by the horns (third-person singular simple present grabs life by the horns, present participle grabbing life by the horns, simple past and past participle grabbed life by the horns)

  1. (idiomatic) Synonym of take the bull by the horns.
    • 1985, Murray Schisgal, Jealousy & There are no Sacher Tortes in our Society‎[1]:
      You gotta grab life by the horns and give it all you got before they put you away, six feet under, and it’s all over, finished, kaput!
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