grin and bear it
Accept with grace
Grin and bear it means to endure a difficult or unpleasant situation without complaining, putting on a cheerful or at least stoic face despite discomfort.
The phrase suggests accepting hardship with outward composure rather than protesting or showing distress.
The surgery recovery was painful, but I just had to grin and bear it.
It's often used when someone has no real choice but to tolerate circumstances they cannot change.
- bite the bulletAccept inevitable hardship
- take it on the chinAccept misfortune without complaining
- endureSuffer through without yielding
- suck it upEndure without complaint
- face the musicAccept deserved consequences
roll with the punches · stomach · tolerate · swallow · muddle through · power through · resignation · equanimity · uncomplaining · fortitude · perseverance · laughter · composure · chin up · put up with · live with · cheerfulness · tough it out
- endurancestamina, endure, perseverance, persistence, staying power
- fatedestiny, fate, kismet, Moira, fated
- perseverancepersist, never give up, tenacity, hang in there, endurance
- acceptance phraseslet it go, it is what it is, such is life, c'est la vie, que sera sera
- holding firmhold, hold fast, hold firm, hold on, hold onto
- Living with othersroommate, housemate, flatmate, partner, spouse
grin and bear itlet it all out
Express suppressed emotions freely
vent · have a meltdown · break down · fall apart · throw a tantrum
grin and bear itfight back
Oppose an attacker
resist · push back · rebel · take a stand · make waves
bear, grin, bearing, bears, grinning, overbearing, unbearable, grins, grinned