to bite the bullet

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English - Turkish
(deyim) bite (on) the bullet sıkıntı vb. erkekçe katlanmak,sişini sıkmak
Sıkıntıya katlanmak, dişini sıkmak
(deyim) acıya göğüs germek
{k} (zor bir) karar almak
çok zor bir karar almak
English - English
To accept a negative aspect of a situation in order to continue moving forward
To endure a punishment or consequence with dignity or stoicism
endure pain or a hard situation with courage and perseverance (expression used before the days of anesthetics when soldiers held a bullet between their teeth to endure the pain of surgery)
to bite the bullet

    Hyphenation

    to bite the bul·let

    Turkish pronunciation

    tı bayt dhi bûlıt

    Pronunciation

    /tə ˈbīt ᴛʜē ˈbo͝olət/ /tə ˈbaɪt ðiː ˈbʊlət/
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