take the bull by the horns
VERB
26 LETTERS · STARTS WITH T
take the bull by the horns is a valid 26-letter word worth 41 points in Scrabble and 43 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
T1A1K5E1T1H4E1B3U1L1L1B3Y4T1H4E1H4O1R1N1S1
1 + 1 + 5 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 3 + 4 + 0 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 0 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =41 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 82TRIPLE WORD → 123
MEANING
What does take the bull by the horns mean?
VERB · 1 SENSE
1
Face a difficulty and grapple with it without avoiding it.
BROADER