to do or accept something difficult or unpleasant.

We've all experienced unpleasant moments when we had to bite the bullet and apologize for something we did.

Etymology: based on the literal action of biting on bullets that was done by soldiers in the past who were operated on without drugs

• feed someone a line
• feed someone to the lions
• not have a bone in your body
• not have a care in the world
• not have a cat in hell's chance
• not have a chance in hell
• not have a clue
• not have a dog's chance
• not have a hope in hell
• not have a leg to stand on
• not have a minute to call own
• not have a minute to call your own
• not have a monopoly on
• not have a monopoly on something
• not have a pot to piss in
• not have a prayer
• not have a snowball's chance in hell
• not have a type of bone in body
• not have a type of bone in your body
• not have much going for
• not have much going for you
• not have much time
• not have much time someone
• not have much time something
• not have the faintest