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take the bull by the hornsTo confront a difficulty, rather than avoiding it.Rate it:

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be on the horns of a dilemmaTo face a choice between two equally undesirable alternatives.Rate it:

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On the Horns of a DilemmaHaving to decide between two things, faced with the decision making with both the options unfavorableRate it:

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lock hornsTo come into conflict.Rate it:

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put horns onTo cuckold, to be unfaithful to.Rate it:

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on the horns of a dilemmaFacing a choice between two equally undesirable alternatives.Rate it:

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pull in one's hornsTo become less impassioned, aggressive, or argumentative; to exercise restraint; to yield or capitulate.Rate it:

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Banbury story of a cock and a bullA roundabout, nonsensical story.Rate it:

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if you can't dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bullWhen you don't have all the facts or have a brilliant explanation, you can often convince people or win an argument by using bullshit.Rate it:

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useless as tits on a bullTotally without useful functionRate it:

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like a bull at a gatecharging into some task without much thought, taking action hastilyRate it:

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act like a bull in a china shopTo act rudely or clumsily in a delicate situation.Rate it:

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Bull in a China ShopAn awkward person who actually does not care about the delicate situation, a rough person who comes near the brittle things, an insensitive person who makes people angry with his/her deeds and words to create disturbance in their work or plansRate it:

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bull sessionAn informal meeting among men.Rate it:

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bull's eyesweetRate it:

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cock-and-bull storyA far-fetched and fanciful story or tale of highly dubious validity.Rate it:

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don't give me a lot of bull!Don't prevaricate, don't exaggerate, don't fib to me!Rate it:

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fit as a Mallee bullto be in good physical health. The Mallee is a major region for Australia's beef production in western Victoria.Rate it:

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like a bull in a china shopClumsy, aggressive, without care or concern, without self-control.Rate it:

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like a bull in a china shopClumsily, aggressively, without care or concern, without self-control.Rate it:

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like a bull in a china shopBoisterous, awkward, rough, disrespectful, careless. :Rate it:

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shoot the bullTo chinwag; to talk idly.Rate it:

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shoot the bullExtraneous, Trivial, Contrived, Unimportant, possibly sprinkled with absurdity, lies, mebbe 'gossip', et al:Rate it:

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take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselvesIf you take care of little things one at a time, they can add up to big things.1750, Chesterfield, letter 5 Feb. (1932) IV. 1500:Old Mr. Lowndes, the famous Secretary of the Treasury, ?used to say?Take care of the pence, and the pounds will take care of themselves.1912, G. B. Shaw, Pygmalion ii. 132:Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves is as true of personal habits as of money.1979, R. Cassilis, Arrow of God, iv. xvii.:Little things, Master Mally. Look after the pennies, Master Mally, and the pounds will look after themselves.1999, Rate it:

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take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselvesAlternative form of take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves.Rate it:

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don't take it lightlyRegarding something with great seriousness/gravity.Rate it:

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kick ass and take namesTo beat someone in a competition, fight, or other situation.Rate it:

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take a crapTo defecate.Rate it:

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take a leakTo urinate.Rate it:

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take a pewTo take a seat; to sit down.Rate it:

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take a seatTo sit down; to become seated.Rate it:

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take a shitTo defecate.Rate it:

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take away fromTo make something seem not so good or interesting.Rate it:

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take for a spinTo test or try out something, especially an automobile.Rate it:

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take for a spinTo take, as a companion, for a drive in a motor vehicle.Rate it:

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take inTo deceive; to hoodwink.Rate it:

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take it easyTo relax or rest.Rate it:

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take it or leave itThis phrase is used when something is being proposed. You are being asked to accept or reject it as it is offered, without any changesRate it:

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Take it to HoopAccomplishment of a project in a successful manner; or doing a job in an excellent wayRate it:

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take its tollTo affect, especially negatively; to damage or degrade; to cause destruction.Rate it:

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take offTo remove.Rate it:

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take onTo acquire, bring in, or introduce.Rate it:

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take one's timeTo take more time to do something than is considered acceptable.Rate it:

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take outAlternative spelling of takeout.Rate it:

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take out of contextTo interpret something in a manner in which it was not intended to be understood, often deliberately.Rate it:

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take the leadTo become the leader, to advance into first place.Rate it:

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take the libertyTo act on one's own authority.Rate it:

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take a jokeTo accept a joke at one's expense.Rate it:

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take downTo remove something from a wall or similar vertical surface to which it is fixed.Rate it:

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take with a pinch of saltNot take entirely seriously.Rate it:

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