All take the bull by the horns synonyms

verb take the bull by the horns

• go against — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
• deal with — When you deal with something or someone that needs attention, you give your attention to them, and often solve a problem or make a decision concerning them.
• eyeballed — Simple past tense and past participle of eyeball.
• make a stand — to take a position for defense or opposition
• buckle down — If you buckle down to something, you start working seriously at it.
• make one's move — to pass from one place or position to another.
• face — the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
• eyeball — Look or stare at closely.
• cross the rubicon — If you say that someone has crossed the Rubicon, you mean that they have reached a point where they cannot change a decision or course of action.