grin and bear it

English

Verb

grin and bear it (third-person singular simple present grins and bears it, present participle grinning and bearing it, simple past grinned and bore it, past participle grinned and borne it)

To endure a difficult or disagreeable situation with good humour.
They made me work the Saturday of our wedding anniversary. What could I say? I just had to grin and bear it.

Translations

endure a difficult or disagreeable situation

Finnish: kestää hymyillen
French: prendre son mal en patience (fr), faire bonne mine à mauvais jeu
Hungarian: jó képet vág hozzá
Italian: fare buon viso a cattivo gioco
Polish: robić dobrą minę do złej gry (pl) impf, zrobić dobrą minę do złej gry pf
Romanian: face haz de necaz

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