grasp the nettle

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الإنجليزية - التركية
zor bir probleme çözüm yolu bulmak
الإنجليزية - الإنجليزية
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

    الواصلة

    grasp the net·tle

    التركية النطق

    gräsp dhi netıl

    النطق

    /ˈgrasp ᴛʜē ˈnetəl/ /ˈɡræsp ðiː ˈnɛtəl/

    علم أصول الكلمات

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