3PHRASE [VERB inflects, oft PHRof n/-ing]迎难而上;知难而进;大胆抓棘手问题 If you grasp the nettle, you deal with a problem, or do something that is unpleasant, quickly and in a determined way. 迎难而上;知难而进;大胆抓棘手问题 [mainly British]
Some industrialists believe the government should grasp the nettle of devaluation before the referendum takes place.