biting the bullet
Facing inevitable pain
Biting the bullet is enduring something painful or difficult with determination, accepting hardship rather than avoiding it.
The phrase evokes someone clenching down to get through an ordeal: I've been putting off the surgery, but it's time to bite the bullet.
Often implies finally doing what you've been dreading.
- hardFirm or demanding
- braveryBoldness before danger
- challengeTest of ability
- courageFortitude facing danger
- nerveSignal-carrying body fiber
risk · task · fortitude · stiff upper lip · stoicism · grin and bear it · suck it up · determination · decisiveness · taking the plunge · moment of truth · face the music · difficult · resolve · grit · military history · sacrifice · medical procedures
biting the bulletrunning away
Rapid departure from danger
fleeing · avoiding · chickening out · dodging · evading
biting the bulleteasy
Requiring minimal effort
simple · coasting · smooth sailing · effortless · painless
biting the bulletprocrastinating
Postponing what needs doing
putting off · dithering · hesitating · stalling · delaying
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