bite the bullet
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- 1To accept something unpleasant so that you can move forward.
Like swallowing bad-tasting medicine because it will help you get better.
She decided to bite the bullet and tell her boss the truth.
We had to bite the bullet and pay for the expensive repair.
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- 2To accept a strange or unwanted result of an idea instead of giving the idea up.
Like keeping a recipe even after it gives you a weird-tasting dish, because you trust the steps.
The student chose to bite the bullet and accept the strange conclusion her argument led to.
Instead of dropping his claim, the writer decided to bite the bullet and live with the odd result.
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Origin
It may come from the idea of soldiers biting a bullet so they would not cry out during pain, like a medical operation or punishment.