英语词组grasp the nettle是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

grasp the nettle tackle a difficulty boldly. British

☞ This expression refers to a belief (recorded from the late 16th century onwards) enshrined in a rhyme quoted in Sean O'Casey's Juno and the Paycock (1925): 'If you gently touch a nettle it'll sting you for your pains; grasp it like a lad of mettle, an' as soft as silk remains'.

2012Independent (Ireland) Labour Senator James Heffernan said it was time for the Government to 'grasp the nettle' by bringing in new abortion legislation.

词组	grasp the nettle
释义	grasp the nettle tackle a difficulty boldly. British ☞ This expression refers to a belief (recorded from the late 16th century onwards) enshrined in a rhyme quoted in Sean O'Casey's Juno and the Paycock (1925): 'If you gently touch a nettle it'll sting you for your pains; grasp it like a lad of mettle, an' as soft as silk remains'. 2012Independent (Ireland) Labour Senator James Heffernan said it was time for the Government to 'grasp the nettle' by bringing in new abortion legislation.
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