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Originally Posted by queenbu  ... I don't understand. I would hazard a guess that not one of those Google hits is literal. The collocation, in British English, is 'take the bull by the horns'; usage of that phrase on UK web pages is both relevant and probative.
What I meant was that when I hit 'take the bull by its horns' I get links like Venezuela’s Passion: Twisting the Tail of an Angry Beast - New York Times. |
Ah, I hadn't thought of that sort of perversion!
But the page isn't from the UK.
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