Pick up the check and Take the bull by the horns

Take the bull by the horns and pick up the check are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Take the bull by the horns" instead a verb phrase "Pick up the check".

Take the bull by the horns verb - Face a difficulty and grapple with it without avoiding it.

Pick up the check and take the bull by the horns are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Pick up the check" instead a verb phrase "Take the bull by the horns".