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词汇 grasp-the-nettle
释义

grasp the nettle


idiomUK
C2
to force yourself to be brave and do something that is difficult or unpleasant: 迫使自己迎难而上;果断处理棘手的问题;破釜沉舟
You've been putting off making that phone call for days - I think it's about time you grasped the nettle!那个电话你拖了好几天都没有打—— 我觉得你应该果敢地去面对这个问题。
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