take by the throat

take something by the throat

to make a determined attempt to deal with something The Rockets took this game by the throat in the first quarter and never let go till the final minutes.

See stick in gullet, jump down throat, ram down throat

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Sly	SLIE	English
Cottrell	['kɔtrəl]
Cvetko	-	Slovene
Silva	-	Bulgarian, Slovene
VÍTor	VEE-toor (Portuguese), BEE-tawr (Galician)	Portuguese, Galician
Carlito	kahr-LEE-to (Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese