suck it up
Example Sentences
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Is there any way I can reduce my insurance rate, or do I just need to suck it up and shell out the money?
From MarketWatch • Nov. 25, 2025
After all, I am only in the store a few minutes a week and can readily suck it up and ignore the discombobulatingly inane strains of “Peaceful, Easy Feeling” blaring overhead.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 15, 2025
And his father told him just to take a pill and suck it up.
From Slate • Feb. 9, 2024
Parents, on the other hand, mainly learn to let go and suck it up.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2024
“Can we just suck it up? Please? It's the last cast party.”
From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli
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