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Phrase of the day: 'Bite the bullet' - meaning, origin story behind this English idiom, examples and similar sayings explained

Phrase of the day: The idiom 'bite the bullet' means facing difficult situations bravely. This expression likely originated from battlefield surgeries without any anaesthetic. Patients would bite a bullet to distract themselves from intense pain. Rudyard Kipling's novel 'The Light that Failed' contains an early written example.