grasp the nettle (English, verb)
expansion: grasp the nettle (third-person singular simple present grasps the nettle, present participle grasping the nettle, simple past and past participle grasped the nettle)
Senses:
glosses: To act boldly, especially when there are short-term adverse consequences.
tags: idiomatic
Forms:
form: grasps the nettle
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: grasping the nettle
tags: participle
present
form: grasped the nettle
tags: participle
past
form: grasped the nettle
tags: past