take by the beard

• vt. 大胆攻击(毅然反对)

例句

用作及物动词 (vt.)

1. If we didn't live venturously, plucking the wild goat by the beard, and trembling over precipices, we should never be depressed.
   如果我们不曾冒险，不曾大胆攻击野山羊，不曾在危崖边颤抖，那么，我们就永不应该沮丧。