to grasp the nettle
01
to take a direct and determined approach to a difficult or unpleasant task
Dialect
British
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Idiom
例子
I know you do n't like disciplining employees, but you've just got to grasp the nettle.
The government grasped the nettle. to control the traffic congestion
