English Explanatory Dictionary

take time by the forelock

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To seize an opportunity quickly before it is no longer available.

Word forms

take time by the forelock takes time by the forelock taking time by the forelock took time by the forelock taken time by the forelock

Synonyms

make hay while the sun shines strike while the iron is hot
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