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Meaning of grab life by the balls | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

Synonym of take the bull by the horns.

idiomatic

Examples

“"When a man in his middle years starts asking, 'Can I really be that other person I always thought I could?' […] some men just grab life by the balls and say, 'Of course! Why not?' They are the ones who have the vigor and confidence and aggressivity to start entirely new lives for themselves.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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