Idiom
grin and bear it
Meaning
To endure a difficult or disagreeable situation with good humor.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The meeting is boring, but you just have to grin and bear it.”
“The train was delayed for three hours, so the passengers had to grin and bear it until help arrived.”
“Although the new regulations were frustrating and difficult to implement, the staff decided to grin and bear it to ensure the project remained on schedule.”
Examples
simple
“The meeting is boring, but you just have to grin and bear it.”
contextual
“The train was delayed for three hours, so the passengers had to grin and bear it until help arrived.”
complex
“Although the new regulations were frustrating and difficult to implement, the staff decided to grin and bear it to ensure the project remained on schedule.”
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