Synonyms for bite the bullet

Grammar : Verb

Spell : boo l-it

Phonetic Transcription : ˈbʊl ɪt

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Définition of bite the bullet

Origin :

• 1550s, from Middle French boulette "cannonball, small ball," diminutive of boule "a ball" (13c.), from Latin bulla "round thing, knob" (see bull (n.2)). Earliest version of bite the bullet recorded 1891, probably with a sense of giving someone a soft lead bullet to clench in the teeth during a painful operation.