horns

Synonyms

tusk horn cornet corneal glasses cornea brass instrument hooter reductio ad absurdum trumpets enthymeme sorites epagoge saddle horn disespouse

Phrases with the word

take the bull by the horns lock horns on the horns of a dilemma ram's horns draw in one's horns grab life by the horns

Examples

Culture is on the horns of this dilemma if profound and noble it must remain rare, if common it must become mean. George Santayana

Life is a constant oscillation between the sharp horns of dilemmas. H. L. Mencken

I would like to suggest to you that you 'grab life by the horns' and do not let life grab you by the horns. You take control of your lives. Do not let life control you. Take charge. Rise to the divinity that is within you. Gordon B. Hinckley

A buffalo does not feel the weight of his own horns. Hindi Proverb

'tis well that wicked cows have short horns. Dutch Proverb

When a heifer is far from home she grows longer horns. Irish Proverb