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grab life by the horns

(motto of the Ford F-150 commercial): one of the possible English transliterations of the Latin phrase carpe diem
If you take the phrase 'grab life by the horns' out it's commercial context , it becomes one of the possible English translations of the Latin phrase carpe diem.
by Sexydimma October 2, 2013
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grab capitalism by the balls

(as a pun variation on the Ford F-150 commercial punch line 'grab life by the horns'), this is one of the many possible English translations of the Latin phrase carpe diem.
as to who may have first used the expression grab capitalism by the balls to translate the Latin phrase carpe diem, IMHO as a history major, I would probably have to say it would have been the 'founders' of modern Western WASP capitalism, people like Thomas Jefferson, John Locke and Thomas Hobbes.
by Sexydimma November 12, 2013
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grab and slap

grabbing a beer from a bodega, slapping the money on the counter. normally occurs when an underage kid wants to drink.
"when i was 19 i pulled a grab and slap over on 2nd ave and grabbed a 50 cent malt liquor."
by w33deater June 11, 2014
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grabbing a chocolate bar

semi-offensive term :

for a white man, at a bar, to walk up to a random black/biracial/Caribbean girl and ask her for sexual favors.

N.B: For a black guy to do the same to a white girl should probably be called licking vanilla ice cream.
if you are not a Don Juan,do not go grabbing a chocolate bar unless you are ready to become the girl's sugar daddy.
by Sexydimma July 11, 2014
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grabby granny

An older female, usually recently divorced or widowed, who has re-ignited a social life. Grabby grannys tend to think that once they have found their social life again they instantly revert back to the body of their teenage years, and thus dress like they're teenagers. They are overly touchy-feely toward men usually half their age. An ugly cougar.
"Coopers mum is such a grabby granny"

"That bar is full of grabby grannys"

"Im not even drunk and id root that grabby granny"
by milphunter March 9, 2015
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grabbing handles

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gabuh

To be lame, poopy or generally "ugh".
Jacob, stop being so gabuh right now!
by beccaw June 13, 2015
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