grab life by the horns

English

Verb

grab life by the horns (third-person singular simple present grabs life by the horns, present participle grabbing life by the horns, simple past and past participle grabbed life by the horns)

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   • 1985, Murray Schisgal, Jealousy & There are no Sacher Tortes in our Society‎^[1]:

     You gotta grab life by the horns and give it all you got before they put you away, six feet under, and it’s all over, finished, kaput!