grasp
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grasp grasp the nettle tackle a difficulty boldly (in allusion to the fact that a nettle stings when touched lightly, but not when grasped firmly); the idea of the
nettle representing a difficult or perilous situation is found in Shakespeare's 2 Henry IV (1597).
See also
grasp at straws.
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Magazine article from: Church History; 12/1/2001; ; 700+ words
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Magazine article from: The Catholic Historical Review; 10/1/1999; ; 700+ words
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Urban V
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
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Urban, Pope, VIII
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...which had produced many popes, Urban VIII (1568–1644...court, and in 1606 Pope Paul V (1605–1621) named...Spello and Visso. In 1617 Paul V appointed him legate of Bologna...fifty of those votes. Became Urban VIII Barberini took the name...
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Urban Knights
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Urban VIII (Pope) (Maffeo Barberini; 1568–1644; reigned 1623–1644)
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