bite the bullet

短语

硬着头皮,死撑硬顶

发音

AU

词形变化

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释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To accept a negative aspect of a situation in order to proceed.

    咬紧牙关

    习语

    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.

  2. 2.

    To accept an undesirable or counterintuitive implication of an argument or view.

    哲学

词源

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.

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