Coger el toro por los cuernos

To take the bull by the horns

Idioms & Sayings

Notes & Usage:

Means to face a difficult situation directly and boldly instead of avoiding it. Identical in meaning to the English idiom.

Era un problema grave y decidió coger el toro por los cuernos.

It was a serious problem and he decided to take the bull by the horns.

Hay que coger el toro por los cuernos y hablar con el jefe.

We have to take the bull by the horns and talk to the boss.

—¿Qué hiciste? —Cogí el toro por los cuernos y lo resolví.

—What did you do? —I took the bull by the horns and resolved it.

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