to grasp the nettle
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to take a direct and determined approach to a difficult or unpleasant task
Dialect
British
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idiom
例
We ca n't delay the layoffs forever; someone has to grasp the nettle.
to take a direct and determined approach to a difficult or unpleasant task
British
