“Take the bull by the horns”in other languages
Face a difficult problem directly.
English
Dutch
French
Spanish
EnglishDutchFrenchSpanishSame idea, different pictures
English, French and Spanish share the same bull: grabbing the horns, the most dangerous part, is the only way to face it without running away. Dutch makes it a cow, de koe bij de horens vatten, which is a little less heroic but just as direct.
More sayings in other languages
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- Butter someone up
- Butter wouldn't melt in someone's mouth
- By hook or by crook
- Call the shots
- Carry coals to Newcastle
- Caught red-handed
- Chew the fat
- Clear as day