Antonyms for takes bull by the horns
| Grammar : Verb |
Definition of takes bull by the horns
- As in volunteer : verb offer to do something
- As in cross the Rubicon : verb take a decisive step
- As in run the gauntlet : verb go through an ordeal
- As in buckle down : verb work very hard
- As in face : verb come up against a situation
Synonyms for takes bull by the horns
- abide
- accost
- address
- advance
- affront
- allow
- apply oneself
- attend to
- be a target
- be a whipping boy
- be confronted by
- bear
- beard
- bend
- bit the bullet
- bite the bullet
- brace
- brave
- bring forward
- brook
- challenge
- chip in
- choose one's fate
- come forward
- come to grips with
- concentrate on
- confront
- contend
- cope with
- countenance
- court
- court disaster
- cross
- dare
- deal with
- dedicate oneself to
- defy
- devote oneself to
- do on one's own volition
- encounter
- endure
- enlist
- exert oneself
- experience
- eyeball
- face criticism
- face one's punishment
- fight
- fly in face of
- get serious
- give
- give oneself over to
- go in
- go in harm's way
- go through fire and water
- go up against
- grapple with
- jump in with both feet
- keep close to
- keep one's mind on
- knuckle down
- launch into
- leap into the breach
- leave a crossroads
- let oneself in for
- make a stand
- make one's move
- march up to the cannon's mouth
- meet
- meet head-on
- occupy oneself with
- offer services
- oppose
- pass the Rubicon
- pitch in
- plunge into
- prendre la balle au bond
- present
- proffer
- propose
- put at one's disposal
- put forward
- put one's hand to the plow
- put one's nose to the grindstone
- resist
- risk
- run into
- set to
- sign up
- speak up
- square off
- stand
- stand up
- step forward
- stomach
- submit
- submit oneself
- suffer
- suggest
- sustain
- swallow
- swing into action
- take
- take bull by the horns
- take for better or worse
- take initiative
- take it
- take on
- take one's life in one's hands
- take potshots
- take the bull by the horns
- take the plunge
- take upon oneself
- tell off
- tender
- throw
- tolerate
- turn
- venture
- withstand
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