grab the bull by the horns

(proverb) deal strongly with a difficult situation






Example Sentences:



A: What did you do when you lost your job?

B: I grabbed the bull by the horns and opened my own business. Now I’m a multi-millionnaire!



Now that her children are grown up, Maria is going to grab the bull by the horns and go to University.



A: I heard your boyfriend broke up with you.

B: Yeah.

A: What are you going to do?

B: I’m grabbing the bull by the horns and going clubbing tonight.



From the Blogs:



Don’t grab a bull by its horns

http://www.idiomeanings.com/idioms/grab-the-bull-by-the-horns/