grit one's teeth
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grit one's teeth
verb grits one's teeth · gritting one's teeth · gritted one's teeth · grit one's teeth
- To clench one's teeth together tightly because of pain, anger, frustration, or self-assurance. [Shield Knight] LOOKED WITH DREAD THROUGH THE EYES OF THE ENCHANTRESS. SHE WAS TRAPPED AGAIN! SHIELD KNIGHT GRIT HER TEETH. SHOVEL KNIGHT WOULDN'T GIVE UP, AND NEITHER WOULD SHE.
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To face up to a difficult or disagreeable situation and deal with it.
There's a storm coming, so I grit my teeth and start rowing with all my might.
Similar: face up to, bite the bullet, grin and bear it, suck it up
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verb clench one's teeth together
| Español | apretar los dientes, dentellar, castañetear, castañear, carraquear |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 이를 악물다 i-reul angmulda |
| 日本語 | 歯を食いしばる ha o kuishibaru |
| 中文 | 咬牙 yǎoyá |
| Português | ranger os dentes |
| Français | serrer les dents |
| Deutsch | die Zähne zusammenbeißen |
| Italiano | digrignare i denti, stringere i denti |
| Ελληνικά | σφίγγω τα δόντια sfíngo ta dóntia |
| Русский | сти́скивать зу́бы stískivatʹ zúby, сти́снуть зу́бы stísnutʹ zúby, скрежета́ть зуба́ми skrežetátʹ zubámi, скрипе́ть зуба́ми skripétʹ zubámi |
| العربية | صَرَّ أَسْنَانَهُ ṣarra ʔasnānahu |
| עברית | חָרַק שִׁנַּיִם ẖaráq shináyim |
verb face up to a difficult or disagreeable situation, and deal with it
| 한국어 | 이를 악물다 i-reul angmulda |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 歯を食いしばる ha o kuishibaru, 歯軋りする hagishiri suru |
| 中文 | 咬緊牙關 /咬紧牙关 yǎojǐnyáguān |
| Français | serrer les dents |
| Deutsch | die Zähne zusammenbeißen, in den sauren Apfel beißen |
| Italiano | stringere i denti |
| Ελληνικά | σφίγγω τα δόντια sfíngo ta dóntia |
| Русский | сти́скивать зу́бы stískivatʹ zúby, сти́снуть зу́бы stísnutʹ zúby |
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