bite the bullet

Definitions

1. To accept a negative aspect of a situation in order to proceed.
   idiomatic
2. To accept an undesirable or counterintuitive implication of an argument or view.

Equivalents

Examples

“The tenant was annoyed by the proposed rent⟳ increase⟳, but the cost⟳ of moving would be even higher, so he bit the bullet and signed the new lease.”

“With respect⟳ to the status of infants and those suffering from dementia, the critic might bite⟳ the bullet and just accept⟳ the fact that human dignity does not extend⟳ to them, or else argue⟳ that the fact that infants and those suffering mental breakdown are part of a species whose members typically possess⟳ rationality merits them a special respect⟳, even if they lack this quality as individuals.”

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