grasp the nettle

grasp the nettle
мужественно преодолевать затруднения, решительно браться за трудное дело (отсюда nettle-grasper) [часть пословицы grasp the nettle and it won't sting you; см. grasp the nettle and it won't sting you]

Mayor: "...We want to nominate you for mayor. You willing to stand?" Builder: "...That requires consideration." Harris: "We want a man that'll grasp the nettle, sir, and that's you." (J. Galsworthy, ‘A Family Man’, act I, sc. I) — Мэр: "...Мы хотим выдвинуть вашу кандидатуру на пост мэра. Вы согласны баллотироваться?" Билдер: "...Надо подумать." Харрис: "Нам нужен человек, который не боится трудностей, и этот человек - вы, сэр."

What is to be done? The bold thing - grasp the nettle. (A. Christie, ‘Why Didn't They Ask Evans?’, ch. XXI) — Что же делать? Не теряться, а действовать решительно.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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  • grasp the nettle — (UK) If you grasp the nettle, you deal bravely with a problem …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • grasp the nettle — ► grasp the nettle Brit. tackle a difficulty boldly. Main Entry: ↑nettle …   English terms dictionary

  • grasp the nettle — phrasal : to take positive and decisive steps to deal with a problem : take the bull by the horns * * * grasp the nettle see under ↑nettle1 • • • Main Entry: ↑grasp grasp the nettle To set about an unpleasant task, duty, etc with firmness and… …   Useful english dictionary

  • grasp the nettle — British & Australian to take action immediately in order to deal with an unpleasant situation. I ve been putting off tackling the problem for too long and I think it s time to grasp the nettle …   New idioms dictionary

  • grasp the nettle — (UK)    If you grasp the nettle, you deal bravely with a problem.   (Dorking School Dictionary) …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • grasp the nettle — British to deal with a complicated problem that will probably be very difficult, and may cause political or other problems We ve got to grasp the nettle of prison reform …   English dictionary

  • Grasp the nettle —   (UK)   If you grasp the nettle, you deal bravely with a problem …   Dictionary of English idioms

  • grasp the nettle — verb To act boldly, especially when there are short term adverse consequences. Hence it was that a few dozen policemen, resolutely grasping the nettle, had no difficulty in handling it. See Also: nettlesome …   Wiktionary

  • grasp the nettle — Brit. tackle a difficulty boldly. → nettle …   English new terms dictionary

  • grasp the nettle — phrasal to act boldly …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • grasp the nettle — confront problems, deal with difficult situations …   English contemporary dictionary


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