take time by the forelock

== English == === Verb === take time by the forelock (third-person singular simple present takes time by the forelock, present participle taking time by the forelock, simple past took time by the forelock, past participle taken time by the forelock) (idiomatic, often imperative) To seize an opportunity quickly before it is no longer available. ==== Synonyms ==== make hay while the sun shines strike while the iron is hot