grin and bear it
idiom
: to accept something that one does not like because there is no choice
I don't agree with their decision, but all I can do is grin and bear it.
Examples of grin and bear it in a Sentence
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For the most part, though, sellers have no choice but to grin and bear it.
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Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 4 June 2025
Trump conceded that tariffs could push up prices and potentially lead to goods shortages, urging business leaders Wednesday to be patient with him and acknowledging that American consumers might just have to grin and bear it.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 1 May 2025
When asked about it, all Hargrave could do was grin and bear it.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 25 July 2024
While these antics would lead to the mother of all ass-beatings back home in Arkansas, the hunters here in Australia have no choice but to grin and bear it.
—Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 19 June 2024
If your skin is causing more than a few bad days here and there, don’t try to grin and bear it.
—Anna Borges, SELF, 18 June 2024
Another possible response to this state of affairs is to grin and bear it.
—Lane Kenworthy, Foreign Affairs, 6 Dec. 2013
Put that dress on, grin and bear it, and be polite and gracious on her wedding day.
—Shon Faye, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2023
So much of Auder’s pain comes from having to grin and bear it because at least, then, the pain is hers.
—Jessica Ferri, Washington Post, 1 May 2023
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Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 4 June 2025
Trump conceded that tariffs could push up prices and potentially lead to goods shortages, urging business leaders Wednesday to be patient with him and acknowledging that American consumers might just have to grin and bear it.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 1 May 2025
When asked about it, all Hargrave could do was grin and bear it.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 25 July 2024
While these antics would lead to the mother of all ass-beatings back home in Arkansas, the hunters here in Australia have no choice but to grin and bear it.
—Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 19 June 2024
If your skin is causing more than a few bad days here and there, don’t try to grin and bear it.
—Anna Borges, SELF, 18 June 2024
Another possible response to this state of affairs is to grin and bear it.
—Lane Kenworthy, Foreign Affairs, 6 Dec. 2013
Put that dress on, grin and bear it, and be polite and gracious on her wedding day.
—Shon Faye, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2023
So much of Auder’s pain comes from having to grin and bear it because at least, then, the pain is hers.
—Jessica Ferri, Washington Post, 1 May 2023
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“Grin and bear it.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grin%20and%20bear%20it. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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