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Don’t mess with the bull, young man. You’ll get the horns.
— Richard Vernon · The Breakfast Club
Behind the line May contain spoilers.
Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
A blunt threat wrapped in barnyard metaphor. Provoking the bull stands for testing authority, while the horns represent swift, painful consequence. The phrase channels old folk warning into a menacing, almost theatrical scolding aimed at discouraging further defiance.
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