to grasp the nettle

English - Turkish

Definition of to grasp the nettle in English Turkish dictionary

zor bir probleme çözüm yolu bulmak

English - English

Definition of to grasp the nettle in English English dictionary

To act boldly, especially when there are short-term adverse consequences

That Tony Blair should wait until the dying days of his premiership before grasping the nettle of nuclear expansion has proved dangerously neglectful.

confront problems, deal with difficult situations

Hyphenation

to grasp the net·tle

Turkish pronunciation

tı gräsp dhi netıl

Pronunciation

/tə ˈgrasp ᴛʜē ˈnetəl/ /tə ˈɡræsp ðiː ˈnɛtəl/