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grit one's teeth

verb as in brace oneself

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Instead one may opt to grit one's teeth and bear the discomfort—for example, if a reward is at stake.

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Those are the times to remember these horrible, frustrating images and use the emotions to grit one's teeth and get up and go once again.

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There was nothing to do but grit one's teeth and take chances.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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