Bite the bullet

[Rich7]

Test No. incompl/advan-62 "Bite, Bit, Bitten", question 7

It must have come as a great shock to get the sack but I'm afraid you'll just have to accept it and bite the ..........

(a) shot
(b) knife
(c) bullet
(d) blow

Test No. incompl/advan-62 "Bite, Bit, Bitten", answer 7

It must have come as a great shock to get the sack but I'm afraid you'll just have to accept it and bite the bullet.

Correct answer: (c) bullet

Your answer was: correct
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I cannot remenber this one...

[Alan]

This means you accept a bad situation without complaining or making a fuss.
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