grasp the nettle

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English - Turkish
zor bir probleme çözüm yolu bulmak
English - English
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

    Hyphenation

    grasp the net·tle

    Turkish pronunciation

    gräsp dhi netıl

    Pronunciation

    /ˈgrasp ᴛʜē ˈnetəl/ /ˈɡræsp ðiː ˈnɛtəl/

    Etymology

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