Take the bull by the horns
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>: <span word="In">In</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> - <span word="She">She</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bull">bull</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="horns">horns</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="aggressive">aggressive</span> - <span word="what">what</span> <span word="does">does</span> “<span word="take">take</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bull">bull</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="horns">horns</span>” <span word="mean">mean</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Obviously">Obviously</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="aggressive">aggressive</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="certain">certain</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="watched">watched</span> <span word="bullfighting">bullfighting</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="controversial">controversial</span> <span word="pastimes">pastimes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Spain">Spain</span>, <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="bullfighters">bullfighters</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="matadors">matadors</span>, <span word="never">never</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="bulls">bulls</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="horns">horns</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sport">sport</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="afraid">afraid</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="matadors">matadors</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="honored">honored</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="brave">brave</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="courageous">courageous</span>. <span word="They">They</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kind">kind</span>.</p><p><span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="dirty">dirty</span>, <span word="tricky">tricky</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bloody">bloody</span> <span word="sport">sport</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bulls">bulls</span>.</p><p><span word="You">You</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="matador">matador</span> <span word="uses">uses</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="cloth">cloth</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="trick">trick</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="animal">animal</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="lunging">lunging</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="animal">animal</span> <span word="passes">passes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="matador">matador</span> <span word="by">by</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latter">latter</span> <span word="pulls">pulls</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sward">sward</span>-<span word="like">like</span> <span word="thin">thin</span> <span word="blade">blade</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="knifes">knifes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="raging">raging</span> <span word="bull">bull</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="back">back</span>, <span word="aiming">aiming</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="blade">blade</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lungs">lungs</span> <span word="underneath">underneath</span>.</p><p><span word="Again">Again</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="again">again</span>.</p><p><span word="Matadors">Matadors</span> <span word="never">never</span>, <span word="ever">ever</span>, <span word="take">take</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bull">bull</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="horns">horns</span>. <span word="Dare">Dare</span> <span word="not">not</span>.</p><p><span word="Obviously">Obviously</span>, <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="suggesting">suggesting</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="should">should</span> (<span word="take">take</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bull">bull</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="horns">horns</span>). <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="conventional">conventional</span> <span word="ideas">ideas</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="questionable">questionable</span> <span word="premises">premises</span>. <span word="Bullfighting">Bullfighting</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fair">fair</span> <span word="sport">sport</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="unbiased">unbiased</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="parties">parties</span>, <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="flying">flying</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="Earth">Earth</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mars">Mars</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="accept">accept</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="matadors">matadors</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="brave">brave</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="courageous">courageous</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="humans">humans</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="accept">accept</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="such">such</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="likelihood">likelihood</span>, <span word="those">those</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mars">Mars</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="consider">consider</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bulls">bulls</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="braver">braver</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="courageous">courageous</span>, <span word="foolhardy">foolhardy</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="sure">sure</span>, <span word="than">than</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="legged">legged</span> <span word="earthlings">earthlings</span> <span word="involved">involved</span>.</p>
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