grit to the teeth

  • 11grit (your) teeth — 1. to decide to deal with an unpleasant or difficult situation. You may as well grit your teeth and accept that air travel is going to get worse before it gets better. 2. to deal with something in a determined way. When a test came along, I just… …

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  • 12grit — [[t]grɪ̱t[/t]] grits, gritting, gritted 1) N UNCOUNT Grit is very small pieces of stone. It is often put on roads in winter to make them less slippery. He felt tiny bits of grit and sand peppering his knees. 2) N UNCOUNT If someone has grit, they …

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  • 13grit — grit1 [grıt] n [U] [Sense: 1 2; Origin: Old English greot] [Sense: 3; Origin: Old English grytt] 1.) very small pieces of stone or sand ▪ Make sure both surfaces are free from dust and grit. ▪ The council is responsible for putting grit on icy… …

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  • 14grit — 1. noun /ˈɡɹɪt/ a) Collection of hard small materials, such as dirt, ground stone, debris from sandblasting or other such grinding, swarf from metalworking. The flower beds were white with grit from sand blasting the flagstone walkways. b)… …

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  • 15grit — I. noun Etymology: Middle English grete, from Old English grēot; akin to Old High German grioz sand Date: before 12th century 1. a. sand, gravel b. a hard sharp granule (as of sand); also material (as many abrasives) composed of such granules 2.… …

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  • 16Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears — Seriendaten Deutscher Titel: Disneys Gummibärenbande Originaltitel: Disney s Adventures of the Gummi Bears Produktionsland: USA Produktionsjahr(e): 1985 1991 Episodenlänge: etwa 22 Minuten Episodena …

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  • 17List of minor The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy characters — The following is an alphabetical list of the minor characters in the various versions of The Hitchhiker s Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams. The descriptions of the characters are accompanied by information on details about appearances and… …

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  • 18Gritted — Grit Grit, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gritted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gritting}.] To grind; to rub harshly together; to grate; as, to grit the teeth. [Collog.] [1913 Webster] …

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  • 19Gritting — Grit Grit, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gritted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gritting}.] To grind; to rub harshly together; to grate; as, to grit the teeth. [Collog.] [1913 Webster] …

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  • 20Doctor Who spoofs — The long running science fiction television series Doctor Who has over the years been the subject of many comedy sketches and specially made comedy programmes, from Spike Milligan s Pakistani Dalek to the Comic Relief episode Doctor Who and the… …

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