| 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 |
| Main Entry: | cross the Rubicon |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take a decisive step |
Synonyms: |
bite the bullet, choose one's fate, jump in with both feet, leap into the breach, leave a crossroads, make one's move, pass the Rubicon, prendre la balle au bond, take for better or worse, take the bull by the horns, take the plunge |