| Main Entry: | bite the bullet |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | endure pain bravely |
Synonyms: |
be forced, bow to fate, cross the Rubicon, face the music, have no choice, know no alternative, leap into the breach, pay the piper, seize the opportunity, stand up and take it, suck it up, swallow the pill, take it, take one's medicine, take the rap |