Bite the bullet
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bite-the-bullet-188-12568307
title:
Bite the bullet
text:
"Biting the bullet" is a metaphor which is used to describe a situation, often a debate, where one accepts an inevitable impending hardship or hard-to-refute point, and then endures the resulting pain with fortitude. It has been suggested that it is derived historically from the practice of having a patient clench a bullet in their teeth as a way to cope with the pain of a surgical procedure without anesthetic. Evidence for biting a bullet rather than a leather strap during surgery is sparse, al
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encyclopedia
description:
Enduring an unpleasant but unavoidable situation
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bite_the_bullet
date created:
2008-04-15T00:59:53Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T05:33:23Z
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