to grin and bear it
11Grin and Bear It (album) — Infobox Album Name = Grin and Bear It Type = Studio Artist = Impellitteri Released = Start date|1992|9|23 Recorded = Genre = Heavy metal Length = 39:25 Label = JVC Producer = Reviews = Last album = Live in Tokyo 1988 (1988) This album = Grin and… …
12grin\ and\ bear\ it — v. phr. informal To be as cheerful as possible in pain or trouble; do something without complaining. The doctor told Mrs. Howard that she had to stop eating sweets if she wanted to lose weight, and she tried to grin and bear it. If you must have… …
13grin and bear it — verb To endure a difficult or disagreeable situation with good humour. They made me work the Saturday of our wedding anniversary. What could I say? I just had to grin and bear it …
14grin and bear it — If you have to grin and bear it, you have to accept something that you don t like. (Dorking School Dictionary) …
15grin and bear it — to accept an unpleasant or difficult situation because there is nothing you can do to improve it. I don t want to spend the whole weekend working but I guess I ll just have to grin and bear it …
16grin and bear it — Synonyms and related words: accede, accept, acquiesce, assent, be agreeable, bear up, comply, condone, consent, countenance, face the music, go along with, grin and abide, knock under, knuckle down, knuckle under, let go by, let pass, live with… …
17grin and bear it — suffer pain or misfortune in a stoical manner. → grin …
18grin and bear it — to accept a difficult situation without complaining or without showing how you feel …
19grin and bear it — Endure it without complaint …
20grin — ► VERB (grinned, grinning) 1) smile broadly. 2) grimace grotesquely in a way that reveals the teeth. ► NOUN ▪ a smile or grimace produced by grinning. ● grin and bear it Cf. ↑grin and bear it …
