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To accept a negative aspect of a situation in order to proceed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Examples
- The tenant was annoyed by the proposed rent increase, but the cost of moving would be even higher, so he bit the bullet and signed the new lease.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To accept an undesirable or counterintuitive implication of an argument or view.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Possibly from the reported practice of soldiers biting a bullet to avoid crying out in pain, usually during a medical procedure or punishment. See the Wikipedia article Bite the bullet for a further discussion of possible etymologies.
Across languages
Translations
21 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Catalan:
empassar-se el gripau
— accept or endure a negative aspect of a situation in order to proceed
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Chinese Mandarin:
咬緊牙關 /咬紧牙关
(yǎojǐnyáguān)
— accept or endure a negative aspect of a situation in order to proceed
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Danish:
bide i det sure æble
— accept or endure a negative aspect of a situation in order to proceed
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Dutch:
door de zure appel heen bijten
— accept or endure a negative aspect of a situation in order to proceed
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Finnish:
purra hammasta
— accept or endure a negative aspect of a situation in order to proceed
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French:
serrer les dents
— accept or endure a negative aspect of a situation in order to proceed
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French:
encaisser
— accept or endure a negative aspect of a situation in order to proceed
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German:
in den sauren Apfel beißen
— accept or endure a negative aspect of a situation in order to proceed
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Hindi:
दाँत खट्टे करना
(dā̃t khaṭṭe karnā)
— accept or endure a negative aspect of a situation in order to proceed
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Hindi:
कड़वी गोली खाना
(kaṛvī golī khānā)
— accept or endure a negative aspect of a situation in order to proceed
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Icelandic:
bíta í það súra epli
— accept or endure a negative aspect of a situation in order to proceed
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Italian:
ingoiare il rospo
— accept or endure a negative aspect of a situation in order to proceed
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Italian:
fare buon viso a cattiva sorte
— accept or endure a negative aspect of a situation in order to proceed
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Norwegian:
bite i det sure eple
— accept or endure a negative aspect of a situation in order to proceed
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Polish:
zaciskać zęby
— accept or endure a negative aspect of a situation in order to proceed
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Polish:
zacisnąć zęby
— accept or endure a negative aspect of a situation in order to proceed
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Russian:
сти́снуть зу́бы
(stísnutʹ zúby)
— accept or endure a negative aspect of a situation in order to proceed
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Slovak:
zaťať zuby
— accept or endure a negative aspect of a situation in order to proceed
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Spanish:
hacer de tripas corazón
— accept or endure a negative aspect of a situation in order to proceed
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Swedish:
bita i det sura äpplet
— accept or endure a negative aspect of a situation in order to proceed
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Thai:
กัดฟัน
— accept or endure a negative aspect of a situation in order to proceed
