English Explanatory Dictionary

grit one's teeth

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To clench one's teeth together tightly because of pain, anger, frustration, or self-assurance.
  2. To face up to a difficult or disagreeable situation and deal with it.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-grit one's teeth.wav

Word forms

grit one's teeth grits one's teeth gritting one's teeth gritted one's teeth

Synonyms

face up to bite the bullet grin and bear it suck it up

Related words

bit between one's teeth
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