Bite the bullet

Meaning: Face an unpleasant situation with courage.

Origin: Military expression from the 19th century, from surgery before anesthesia.

Translations

• French: Prendre son courage à deux mains (literally: Take your courage in both hands)
• Spanish: Agarrar el toro por los cuernos (literally: Grab the bull by the horns)
• Japanese: 歯を食いしばる (Ha wo kuishibaru) (literally: Clench your teeth)

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