bit the bullet

VERB

face

Synonyms

STRONGEST

allow challenge confront deal with encounter endure experience fight meet oppose risk run into suffer take

STRONG

abide accost affront bear beard brace brave brook contend countenance court cross dare defy eyeball resist stand stomach submit sustain swallow tolerate venture withstand

WEAK

be confronted by cope with fly in face of go up against grapple with make a stand square off take it take on take the bull by the horns tell off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

aid assist avoid disallow discontinue dodge help hold keep refuse reject support surrender yield

STRONG

disapprove evade give in give up halt hide ignore leave resist shun stop veto

WEAK

back retreat run withdraw

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bit the bullet

But when we were planning a trip to Washington, D.C., for a family Easter visit, we bit the bullet and opted for the train.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026

They bit the bullet in pledging to use 75% of their income to pay for the mortgage.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2023

Dear Carolyn: I recently bit the bullet to enable my husband to do an out-of-town assignment he wanted to do.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 5, 2023

I bit the bullet and did that at the Genius Bar.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 24, 2022

USC bit the bullet and fired a coach who couldn’t get the job done.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2021

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