TAKE TIME BY THE FORELOCK

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Act quickly and decisively; not let slip an opportunity

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "take time by the forelock" is one way to...):

act; move (perform an action, or work out or perform (an action))

Sentence frame:

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