The+Bull
31shoot the bull — AND shoot the crap; shoot the shit tv. to chat and gossip. (The same as throw the bull. Use caution with crap; shit.) □ Let’s get together sometime and shoot the bull. □ You spend too much time shooting the crap …
32take the bull by its horns — Taking a bull by its horns would be the most direct but also the most dangerous way to try to compete with such an animal. When we use the phrase in everyday talk, we mean that the person we are talking about tackles their problems directly and… …
33hit the bull's-eye — If someone hits the bull s eye, they are exactly right about something or achieve the best result possible. Bulls eye and bullseye are alternative spellings …
34take the bull by the horns — ► take the bull by the horns deal decisively with a difficult situation. Main Entry: ↑bull …
35grab the bull by its horns — If you grab (take) the bull by its horns, you deal head on and directly with a problem …
36hit\ the\ bull's-eye — v. phr. informal To go to the important part of the matter; reach the main question. John hit the bull s eye when he said the big question was one of simple honesty …
37take\ the\ bull\ by\ the\ horns — v. phr. informal To take definite action and not care about risks; act bravely in a difficulty. He decided to take the bull by the horns and demand a raise in salary even though it might cost him his job. Compare: take the bit in one s mouth,… …
38take the bull by the horns — control the problem, be firm, take charge If the class is noisy, the teacher must take the bull by the horns …
39take the bull by the horns — verb to confront a difficulty, rather than avoiding it He took the bull by the horns and reprogrammed the entire mess …
40shoot the bull — • shoot the breeze • shoot the bull talk idly I met him at the supermarket so we decided to shoot the breeze for a few minutes …