上記の文中のbite the bulletの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "bite the bullet" mean?
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解答
意味：英辞郎によると：歯を食いしばって耐える［こらえる・頑張る］、グッとこらえる、耐え忍ぶ、苦しい［つらい・困難な・嫌な］仕事を我慢してやる、ひるまない、苦しい［つらい・困難な・嫌な］状況に耐える［敢然と立ち向かう］、あえて困難な方法を取る
Answer
to force yourself to do something unpleasant or difficult, or to be brave in a difficult situation
Etymology/語源
In past wars, when painkillers were in short supply, it was sometimes common for medical doctors in the field to give their patients a bullet to bite on when preforming a painful operation. This would distract them from the pain and keep them quiet while the medical work was performed.英辞郎によると：
開拓時代に麻酔なしの手術で患者に弾丸をかませて痛みをこらえさせたことからとあるが、ほとんどの英語の説明では、「開拓時代」ではなく、「麻酔薬が発明される前の戦場」または「麻酔薬が不足している戦場」ということになっている。
Examples
- You are just going to have to bite the bullet and make the best of it.
- They decided to bite the bullet and pay the extra for the house they really wanted.
- Car drivers are biting the bullet after another rise in petrol prices.
- I decided I had to bite the bullet and take a couple of math classes even though I knew they were hard.
- After several months of poor sales, the factory was forced to bite the bullet and proceed with layoffs.
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