bite the bullet

bite

B0241300 (bīt)v. bit (bĭt), bit·ten (bĭt′n) or bit, bit·ing, bites v.tr.1. To cut, grip, or tear with or as if with the teeth.2. a. To pierce the skin of with the teeth, fangs, or mouthparts.b. To sting with a stinger.3. To cut into with or as if with a sharp instrument: The axe bit the log deeply.4. To grip, grab, or seize: bald treads that couldn't bite the icy road; bitten by a sudden desire to travel.5. To eat into; corrode.6. To cause to sting or be painful: cold that bites the skin; a conscience bitten by remorse.v.intr.1. To grip, cut into, or injure something with or as if with the teeth.2. To have a stinging effect.3. To have a sharp taste.4. To take or swallow bait.5. To be taken in by a ploy or deception: tried to sell the Brooklyn Bridge, but no one bit.6. Vulgar Slang To be highly disagreeable or annoying.n.1. The act of biting.2. A skin wound or puncture produced by an animal's teeth or mouthparts: the bite of an insect.3. a. A stinging or smarting sensation.b. An incisive, penetrating quality: the bite of satire.4. An amount removed by or as if by an act of biting: Rezoning took a bite out of the town's residential area.5. An excerpt or fragment taken from something larger, such as a film.6. a. An amount of food taken into the mouth at one time; a mouthful.b. Informal A light meal or snack.7. The act or an instance of taking bait: fished all day without a bite; an ad that got a few bites but no final sales.8. a. A secure grip or hold applied by a tool or machine upon a working surface.b. The part of a tool or machine that presses against and maintains a firm hold on a working surface.9. Dentistry The angle at which the upper and lower teeth meet; occlusion.10. The corrosive action of acid upon an etcher's metal plate.11. Slang An amount of money appropriated or withheld: trying to avoid the tax bite.Idioms: bite off more than (one) can chew To decide or agree to do more than one can finally accomplish. bite (someone's) head off To respond to a comment in an angry or reproachful way. bite the bullet Slang To face a painful situation bravely and stoically. bite the dust Slang 1. To fall dead, especially in combat.2. To be defeated.3. To come to an end. bite the hand that feeds (one) To repay generosity or kindness with ingratitude and injury.

[Middle English biten, from Old English bītan; see bheid- in Indo-European roots.]

bit′a·ble, bite′a·ble adj.bit′er n.

bite the bullet

To face up to something unpleasant with resolution; from the practice of surgeons amputating the limb of a wounded soldier without anesthetic giving the patient a bullet to bite on to combat the pain.

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bite the bullet

To do or accept something unpleasant, often after a period of hesitation. The phrase is thought to have come from the military, perhaps because biting a bullet was a common practice for patients, due to a lack of anesthesia. I don't actually enjoy cleaning, but I bite the bullet and do it so that everything in my house isn't covered in a thick layer of dust. I know she's disappointed to have not gotten her dream job, but the sooner she bites the bullet and accepts it, the sooner she can move on.See also: bite, bullet

bite the bullet

Sl. to accept something difficult and try to live with it. You are just going to have to bite the bullet and make the best of it. Jim bit the bullet and accepted what he knew had to be.See also: bite, bullet

bite the bullet

Behave bravely or stoically when facing pain or a difficult situation, as in If they want to cut the budget deficit, they are going to have to bite the bullet and find new sources of revenue . This phrase is of military origin, but the precise allusion is uncertain. Some say it referred to the treatment of a wounded soldier without anesthesia, so that he would be asked to bite on a lead bullet during treatment. Also, Francis Grose's Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue (1796) holds that grenadiers being disciplined with the cat-o'nine-tails would bite on a bullet to avoid crying out in pain. See also: bite, bullet

bite the bullet

COMMON If you bite the bullet, you accept a difficult situation or force yourself to do something unpleasant. The same stressful event might make one person utterly miserable, while another will bite the bullet and make the best of it. If your internet connection isn't working, you'll probably have to bite the bullet and phone the technical support department. Note: During battles in the last century, wounded men were sometimes given a bullet to bite on while the doctor operated on them without any anaesthetic or painkillers. See also: bite, bullet

bite the bullet

face up to doing something difficult or unpleasant; stoically avoid showing fear or distress. This phrase dates from the days before anaesthetics, when wounded soldiers were given a bullet or similar solid object to clench between their teeth when undergoing surgery. 1998 Joyce Holms Bad Vibes Once he accepted it as inevitable he usually bit the bullet and did what was required of him with a good grace. See also: bite, bullet

bite the ˈbullet

(informal) realize that you cannot avoid something unpleasant, and so accept it: Getting your car repaired is often an expensive business, but all you can do is bite the bullet and pay up.This expression comes from the old custom of giving soldiers a bullet to bite on during medical operations, which had to be done without any drugs to stop the pain.See also: bite, bullet

bite the bullet

tv. to accept something difficult and try to live with it. You are just going to have to bite the bullet and make the best of it. See also: bite, bullet

bite the bullet

Slang To face a painful situation bravely and stoically.See also: bite, bullet

bite the bullet, to

To brace oneself against pain or a difficult experience. This expression is believed to come from the days when those wounded in battle had to be treated without anesthesia and were made to bite on a lead bullet to brace themselves against the pain of surgery. Certainly this was the meaning in Rudyard Kipling’s The Light That Failed (1891): “Bite on the bullet, old man, and don’t let them think you’re afraid.” However, some authorities suggest that the term comes from the practice of gunners biting off the end of a paper-tube cartridge in order to expose the powder to the spark. In times of anesthesia and more sophisticated weaponry, biting the bullet became entirely figurative, as when P. G. Wodehouse wrote, “Brace up and bite the bullet. I’m afraid I have bad news” (The Inimitable Jeeves, 1923).See also: bite

bite the bullet

To bear up in an unpleasant or a difficult situation. In the days before anesthesia, a wounded soldier about to undergo surgery was given a bullet to clamp in his teeth and bear down on so he wouldn't bite off his tongue from the pain.See also: bite, bullet

单词	bite the bullet
释义	bite the bullet bite B0241300 (bīt)v. bit (bĭt), bit·ten (bĭt′n) or bit, bit·ing, bites v.tr.1. To cut, grip, or tear with or as if with the teeth.2. a. To pierce the skin of with the teeth, fangs, or mouthparts.b. To sting with a stinger.3. To cut into with or as if with a sharp instrument: The axe bit the log deeply.4. To grip, grab, or seize: bald treads that couldn't bite the icy road; bitten by a sudden desire to travel.5. To eat into; corrode.6. To cause to sting or be painful: cold that bites the skin; a conscience bitten by remorse.v.intr.1. To grip, cut into, or injure something with or as if with the teeth.2. To have a stinging effect.3. To have a sharp taste.4. To take or swallow bait.5. To be taken in by a ploy or deception: tried to sell the Brooklyn Bridge, but no one bit.6. Vulgar Slang To be highly disagreeable or annoying.n.1. The act of biting.2. A skin wound or puncture produced by an animal's teeth or mouthparts: the bite of an insect.3. a. A stinging or smarting sensation.b. An incisive, penetrating quality: the bite of satire.4. An amount removed by or as if by an act of biting: Rezoning took a bite out of the town's residential area.5. An excerpt or fragment taken from something larger, such as a film.6. a. An amount of food taken into the mouth at one time; a mouthful.b. Informal A light meal or snack.7. The act or an instance of taking bait: fished all day without a bite; an ad that got a few bites but no final sales.8. a. A secure grip or hold applied by a tool or machine upon a working surface.b. The part of a tool or machine that presses against and maintains a firm hold on a working surface.9. Dentistry The angle at which the upper and lower teeth meet; occlusion.10. The corrosive action of acid upon an etcher's metal plate.11. Slang An amount of money appropriated or withheld: trying to avoid the tax bite.Idioms: *bite off more than (one) can chew* To decide or agree to do more than one can finally accomplish. *bite (someone's) head off* To respond to a comment in an angry or reproachful way. *bite the bullet* Slang To face a painful situation bravely and stoically. *bite the dust* Slang 1. To fall dead, especially in combat.2. To be defeated.3. To come to an end. *bite the hand that feeds (one)* To repay generosity or kindness with ingratitude and injury. [Middle English biten, from Old English bītan; see bheid- in Indo-European roots.] bit′a·ble, bite′a·ble adj.bit′er n. bite the bullet To face up to something unpleasant with resolution; from the practice of surgeons amputating the limb of a wounded soldier without anesthetic giving the patient a bullet to bite on to combat the pain. Translations bite the bullet bite the bullet To do or accept something unpleasant, often after a period of hesitation. The phrase is thought to have come from the military, perhaps because biting a bullet was a common practice for patients, due to a lack of anesthesia. I don't actually enjoy cleaning, but I bite the bullet and do it so that everything in my house isn't covered in a thick layer of dust. I know she's disappointed to have not gotten her dream job, but the sooner she bites the bullet and accepts it, the sooner she can move on.See also: bite, bullet bite the bullet Sl. to accept something difficult and try to live with it. You are just going to have to bite the bullet and make the best of it. Jim bit the bullet and accepted what he knew had to be.See also: bite, bullet bite the bullet Behave bravely or stoically when facing pain or a difficult situation, as in If they want to cut the budget deficit, they are going to have to bite the bullet and find new sources of revenue . This phrase is of military origin, but the precise allusion is uncertain. Some say it referred to the treatment of a wounded soldier without anesthesia, so that he would be asked to bite on a lead bullet during treatment. Also, Francis Grose's Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue (1796) holds that grenadiers being disciplined with the cat-o'nine-tails would bite on a bullet to avoid crying out in pain. See also: bite, bullet bite the bullet COMMON If you bite the bullet, you accept a difficult situation or force yourself to do something unpleasant. The same stressful event might make one person utterly miserable, while another will bite the bullet and make the best of it. If your internet connection isn't working, you'll probably have to bite the bullet and phone the technical support department. Note: During battles in the last century, wounded men were sometimes given a bullet to bite on while the doctor operated on them without any anaesthetic or painkillers. See also: bite, bullet bite the bullet face up to doing something difficult or unpleasant; stoically avoid showing fear or distress. This phrase dates from the days before anaesthetics, when wounded soldiers were given a bullet or similar solid object to clench between their teeth when undergoing surgery. 1998 Joyce Holms Bad Vibes Once he accepted it as inevitable he usually bit the bullet and did what was required of him with a good grace. See also: bite, bullet bite the ˈbullet (informal) realize that you cannot avoid something unpleasant, and so accept it: Getting your car repaired is often an expensive business, but all you can do is bite the bullet and pay up.This expression comes from the old custom of giving soldiers a bullet to bite on during medical operations, which had to be done without any drugs to stop the pain.See also: bite, bullet bite the bullet tv. to accept something difficult and try to live with it. You are just going to have to bite the bullet and make the best of it. See also: bite, bullet bite the bullet Slang To face a painful situation bravely and stoically.See also: bite, bullet bite the bullet, to To brace oneself against pain or a difficult experience. This expression is believed to come from the days when those wounded in battle had to be treated without anesthesia and were made to bite on a lead bullet to brace themselves against the pain of surgery. Certainly this was the meaning in Rudyard Kipling’s The Light That Failed (1891): “Bite on the bullet, old man, and don’t let them think you’re afraid.” However, some authorities suggest that the term comes from the practice of gunners biting off the end of a paper-tube cartridge in order to expose the powder to the spark. In times of anesthesia and more sophisticated weaponry, biting the bullet became entirely figurative, as when P. G. Wodehouse wrote, “Brace up and bite the bullet. I’m afraid I have bad news” (The Inimitable Jeeves, 1923).See also: bite bite the bullet To bear up in an unpleasant or a difficult situation. In the days before anesthesia, a wounded soldier about to undergo surgery was given a bullet to clamp in his teeth and bear down on so he wouldn't bite off his tongue from the pain.See also: bite, bullet EncyclopediaSeebiteAcronymsSeeby the by
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