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bite the bullet

endure a painful or otherwise unpleasant situation that is seen as unavoidable
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bite the bullet

Summary

bite the bullet is a metaphor[1]. It draws 89 Wikipedia views per month (metaphor category, ranking #30 of 42).[2]

Key Facts

  • bite the bullet's instance of is recorded as metaphor[3].
  • bite the bullet's instance of is recorded as phrase[4].
  • bite the bullet's instance of is recorded as idiom[5].
  • bite the bullet's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0412p36[6].
  • Bite the cartridge inspired bite the bullet[7].
  • bite the bullet's time of earliest written record is recorded as +1891-00-00T00:00:00Z[8].
  • bite the bullet's attested in is recorded as The Light That Failed[9].

Why It Matters

bite the bullet draws 89 Wikipedia views per month (metaphor category, ranking #30 of 42).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). bite the bullet. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/bite-the-bullet
MLA “bite the bullet.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/bite-the-bullet.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_bite-the-bullet_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{bite the bullet}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/bite-the-bullet}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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