American business jargon. 2014.
bite the bullet — ► bite the bullet decide to do something difficult or unpleasant that one has been hesitating over. [ORIGIN: from the old custom of giving wounded soldiers a bullet to bite on when undergoing surgery without anaesthetic.] Main Entry: ↑bite … English terms dictionary
bite the bullet — If you have to bite the bullet, you have to accept or face something unpleasant because it cannot be avoided … The small dictionary of idiomes
bite the bullet — [v] take it be forced, bow to fate, face the music*, have no choice, know no alternative, pay the piper*, stand up and take it, swallow the pill*, take one’s medicine*, take the rap; concepts 23,96 … New thesaurus
bite the bullet — phrasal : to face up to an unpleasant situation by taking action we are now seeing responsible industries beginning to bite the bullet and clean up waste sites Harold Gershowitz * * * bite the bullet informal phrase to force yourself to do… … Useful english dictionary
Bite the bullet — To bite the bullet is to accept the consequences of a hard choice. [ [http://books.google.com/books?id=yNjM75ItNKAC pg=PA29 dq=bite+the+bullet+philosopher sig=zxV AuvTVtdhoqLrS iiCY07o2I#PPA28,M1 Thinking from A to Z p.28] ] It is derived… … Wikipedia
bite the bullet — If you have to bite the bullet, you have to accept or face something unpleasant because it cannot be avoided. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** If you bite the bullet, you accept something unpleasant because you cannot avoid it. If… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
bite the bullet — to take a difficult or costly decision A soldier being flogged was given a bullet to bite to prevent his crying out in pain. Today only metaphorical bullets are bitten: I suppose he thought it would be best to bite the bullet and pay… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
bite the bullet — tv. to accept something difficult and try to live with it. □ You are just going to have to bite the bullet and make the best of it. □ Jim bit the bullet and accepted what he knew had to be … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
bite the bullet — to do or accept something difficult or unpleasant. We ve all experienced unpleasant moments when we had to bite the bullet and apologize for something we did. Etymology: based on the literal action of biting on bullets that was done by soldiers… … New idioms dictionary
bite the bullet — try harder, be tougher Bite the bullet during exam week. Don t party; just study … English idioms
