grin and bear it
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grin and bear it
verb grins and bears it · grinning and bearing it · grinned and bore it · grinned and borne it
- To endure a difficult or disagreeable situation with good humor. They made me work the Saturday of our wedding anniversary; what could I say? I just had to grin and bear it.
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verb endure a difficult or disagreeable situation
| Français | prendre son mal en patience, faire bonne mine à mauvais jeu |
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| Italiano | fare buon viso a cattivo gioco |
| Română | face haz de necaz |
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