Meaning of hold one's nose | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To pinch one's nostrils closed with one's fingers, usually to block out an unpleasant smell.
2. To reluctantly overcome one's revulsion.
   figuratively

Examples

“To the public, AIG symbolized everything that had gone wrong with the system […] But like the president, I understood that we had to hold our noses and save the company in order to protect the frail financial system.”

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