grab the bull by the horns → πιάνω τον ταύρο από τα κέρατα, πιάνω τον ταύρο απ' τα κέρατα, βάζω το δάχτυλο επί τον τύπον των ήλων, θέτω τον δάκτυλον επί τον τύπον των ήλων
grab the bull by the horns, take the bull by the horns
θέτω τον δάκτυλον επί τον τύπον των ήλων → cut to the quip, get to the point, get down to examining, enquire into, search for specific evidence, put one's finger into the print of the nails, grasp the nettle, hit one where one lives, touch a nerve, grab the bull by the horns, take the bull by the horns