"grin and bear it" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: grins and bears it [present, singular, third-person], grinning and bearing it [participle, present], grinned and bore it [past], grinned and borne it [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|grin<> and bear<,,bore,borne> it}} 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)
  1. To endure a difficult or disagreeable situation with good humour. Related terms: put a brave face on it, grit one's teeth, make the best of a bad job, take it like a man Translations (endure a difficult or disagreeable situation): kestää hymyillen (Finnish), prendre son mal en patience (French), faire bonne mine à mauvais jeu (French), jó képet vág hozzá (Hungarian), fare buon viso a cattivo gioco (Italian), robić dobrą minę do złej gry [imperfective] (Polish), zrobić dobrą minę do złej gry [perfective] (Polish), face haz de necaz (Romanian)

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