Practice Test Discussion

Directions: Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the given idiom / phrase/ word.

Although Ravi felt lonely in his fight against the wrong, he decided to take the bull by the horns.

[RBI Grade-B, 2010]

Ravi decided to convince others of his stance

Ravi decided to give up his fight

Ravi decided to put forward all his courage and strength

Ravi decided to apologise for his actions

None of the above

Explanation

The following are the meaning and sample sentence for the given idiom/ phrase/ word.

Meaning: Take the bull by the horns— To do something difficult in a determined and confident way

Sample sentence: I decided to take the bull by the horns and ask the bank for a loan.

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