Grasp The Nettle
Meaning
When we tackle a big and serious problem with courage we use this phrase.
Origin
John Lyly used it in Euphues, 1578:
“True it is Philautus that he which toucheth ye nettle tenderly, is soonest stoung.”
Meaning
When we tackle a big and serious problem with courage we use this phrase.
Origin
John Lyly used it in Euphues, 1578:
“True it is Philautus that he which toucheth ye nettle tenderly, is soonest stoung.”