Id | in_the_loop_050 |
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Idiom | BITE THE BULLET |
Definition | to face a difficult or unpleasant situation |
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Cross-Refs | Compare to: face the music; grin and bear it; take the bull by the horns |
Extra Info | Whereas face the music focuses more on accepting responsibility for some misdeed, bite the bullet and grin and bear it focus more on preparing oneself to accept something painful or difficult. The expression originates from the practice where, before the days of anesthesia, a person undergoing an operation might have been told to bite down on a bullet to distract from the pain. |
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