The+Bull
41take 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 …
42take 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 …
43shoot 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 …
44shoot the bull — verb To chinwag; to talk idly. Shooting the bull with Benny and Elvira while Nelson skitters around out there in the lake of rooftops, selling used cars like hotcakes. Syn: shoot the breeze …
45hit the bull's-eye — go to the most important part of a matter, reach the main question She hit the bull s eye when she suggested that decreasing costs was more important than increasing sales …
46shoot the breeze (or the bull) N. Amer. — shoot the breeze (or the bull) N. Amer. informal have a casual conversation. → shoot …
47take the bull by the horns — to do something difficult in a determined and confident way. Why don t you take the bull by the horns and tell him to leave? …
48take the bull by the horns — to deal with a problem in a very direct and confident way, even though there is some risk in doing this I decided to take the bull by the horns and ask him to leave …
49shoot-the-bull (to) — Exaggerate; engage in casual conversation. ► “The innovative course is seen by some as a ‘neat shoot the bull session’ which cheats the kids, and by others as a remedy for teens who haven’t been exposed to healthy relationships at home.” (Wall… …
50throw the bull — AND throw the crap tv. to hat; to boast. (Use caution with crap.) □ Tom could really throw the bull and sound right as rain. □ You’re just throwing the crap. Can it! …
