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grit_one's_teeth

grit one's teeth

English

Verb

grit one's teeth

To clench one's teeth together tightly because of pain or anger or frustration.
To face up to a difficult or disagreeable situation, and deal with it.
There's a storm coming, so I grit my teeth and start rowing with all my might.

Translations

clench one's teeth together

French: serrer les dents (fr)
Italian: digrignare i denti, stringere i denti

Russian: сти́скивать зу́бы impf ‎(stískivatʹ zúby), сти́снуть зу́бы pf ‎(stísnutʹ zúby) (clench teeth), скрежета́ть зуба́ми impf ‎(skrežetátʹ zubámi) (grind teeth), скрипе́ть зуба́ми impf ‎(skripétʹ zubámi) (creak teeth)
Tagalog: pagngalatin, lumangutngot

face up to a difficult or disagreeable situation, and deal with it

French: serrer les dents (fr)
German: die Zähne zusammenbeißen
Italian: stringere i denti

Russian: сти́скивать зу́бы impf ‎(stískivatʹ zúby), сти́снуть зу́бы pf ‎(stísnutʹ zúby)

Synonyms

(face up to a difficult or disagreeable situation): face up to, bite the bullet, grin and bear it, suck it up