Usually means: Endure difficulty with a smile.
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We found 11 dictionaries that define the word grin and bear it:

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  1. grin and bear it: Merriam-Webster
  2. grin and bear it: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. grin and bear it: Collins English Dictionary
  4. grin and bear it: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  5. grin and bear it: Wiktionary
  6. grin and bear it: Dictionary.com
  7. Grin and Bear It (Donald Duck), Grin and Bear It (Ugly Betty), Grin and Bear It (album), Grin and Bear It (disambiguation), Grin and Bear It (film), Grin and Bear It: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  8. grin and bear it: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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  1. grin and bear it: Idioms

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Definitions from Wiktionary (grin and bear it)

▸ verb:  (idiomatic) To endure a difficult or disagreeable situation with good humor.

Similar:
suck it up, grit one's teeth, take one's lumps, lump it, swallow a bitter pill, ride with the punches, suck it up, buttercup, take on the chin, grin, bite the bullet, more...

Opposite:
complain, protest, object, oppose, rebuke

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Similar:
suck it up, grit one's teeth, take one's lumps, lump it, swallow a bitter pill, ride with the punches, suck it up, buttercup, take on the chin, grin, bite the bullet, more...

Opposite:
complain, protest, object, oppose, rebuke



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