to grin and bear it
21grin — [grin] vi. grinned, grinning [ME grennen < OE grennian, to gnash or bare the teeth, akin to OHG grennan, to mutter, Ger greinen, to weep] 1. to smile broadly as in amusement or pleasure, or, sometimes, in embarrassment 2. to draw back the lips …
22bear — I [[t]be͟ə(r)[/t]] VERB USES ♦♦ bears, bearing, bore, borne (Please look at category 19 to see if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword.) 1) VERB If you bear something somewhere, you carry it there or take it there.… …
23bear — 1 verb past tense bore past participle borne (T) 1 can t bear a) to dislike something or someone so much that they make you very annoyed or impatient: Oh, I can t bear that man he really irritates me! | I just can t bear that kind of selfishness …
24bear — bear1 W1 [beə US ber] v past tense bore [bo: US bo:r] past participle borne [bo:n US bo:rn] [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(deal with something)¦ 2 can t bear something 3 bear (something) in mind 4¦(accept/be responsible for)¦ 5¦(support)¦ 6¦(sign/mark)¦ …
25grin — [[t]grɪ̱n[/t]] grins, grinning, grinned 1) VERB When you grin, you smile broadly. He grins, delighted at the memory... [V at n] Sarah tried several times to catch Philip s eye, but he just grinned at her. [V ing] ...a statue of a grinning old man …
26grin — 1 verb (I) grinned, grinning 1 to smile widely: Grinning sheepishly, James admitted he was seeing Sue. (+ at): Stop grinning at me, you stupid jackass! (+ with): grinning with delight | grin from ear to ear (=grin very widely) 2 grin and bear it… …
27grin — grin1 [grın] v [i]past tense and past participle grinned present participle grinning [: Old English; Origin: grennian] 1.) to smile widely grin at ▪ She grinned at me, her eyes sparkling. grin broadly/widely ▪ He walked out of the …
28bear up — verb endure cheerfully (Freq. 1) She bore up under the enormous strain • Hypernyms: ↑digest, ↑endure, ↑stick out, ↑stomach, ↑bear, ↑stand, ↑tolerate, ↑ …
29grin — grin1 [ grın ] verb intransitive ** to smile showing your teeth: grin at: Ruth grinned at him as she waved good bye. grin and bear it to accept a difficult situation without complaining or showing how you feel grin from ear to ear to smile a very …
30grin */*/ — I UK [ɡrɪn] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms grin : present tense I/you/we/they grin he/she/it grins present participle grinning past tense grinned past participle grinned to smile showing your teeth grin at: Ruth grinned at him as she waved… …
