take time by the forelock (English, verb)
expansion: take time by the forelock (third-person singular simple present takes time by the forelock, present participle taking time by the forelock, simple past took time by the forelock, past participle taken time by the forelock)
Senses:
glosses: To seize an opportunity quickly before it is no longer available.
tags: idiomatic
imperative
often
Forms:
form: takes time by the forelock
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: taking time by the forelock
tags: participle
present
form: took time by the forelock
tags: past
form: taken time by the forelock
tags: participle
past