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IdiomBand 7–8Toofey picks
bite the bullet
/ˈbaɪt ðə ˈbʊlɪt/
meaning
To do something difficult that you have been avoiding.
- “She bit the bullet and told her boss the truth.”Toofey
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Source: Written for Toofey (original); IPA generated with eSpeak NG (GPL-3.0 (software))