Definitions

bite the bullet

VERB

endure pain bravely

Synonyms

WEAK

be forced bow to fate cross the Rubicon face the music have no choice know no alternative leap into the breach pay the piper seize the opportunity stand up and take it suck it up swallow the pill take it take one's medicine take the rap

Example Sentences

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bite the bullet

Long-term investors should just bite the bullet and buy these.

From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026

At 66, he wondered whether it was time to bite the bullet.

From MarketWatch ● May 22, 2026

Here, too, we’ll bite the bullet: Virtue signaling is—or can often be—virtuous.

From Slate ● May 15, 2026

"Sometimes you've just got to bite the bullet and play the guy if you think he's the best."

From BBC ● Dec. 24, 2025

I bite the bullet and rip off my shirt.

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy