grasp the nettle

listen to the pronunciation of grasp the nettle
Englisch - Türkisch
zor bir probleme çözüm yolu bulmak
Englisch - Englisch
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
grasp the nettle

    Silbentrennung

    grasp the net·tle

    Türkische aussprache

    gräsp dhi netıl

    Aussprache

    /ˈgrasp ᴛʜē ˈnetəl/ /ˈɡræsp ðiː ˈnɛtəl/

    Etymologie

    () From the short-term skin irritation caused by the stinging nettle.
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