take the bull by the horns take the air • take the cake · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · take the bull by the horns · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 26 · · Length 6 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (verb) face a difficulty and grapple with it without avoiding it. Synonyms: take the bull by the horns. · · Verb Definition 1 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 b latin small letter b U+0062 e latin small letter e U+0065 h latin small letter h U+0068 k latin small letter k U+006B l latin small letter l U+006C n latin small letter n U+006E o latin small letter o U+006F r latin small letter r U+0072 s latin small letter s U+0073 t latin small letter t U+0074 u latin small letter u U+0075 y latin small letter y U+0079