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suck it up

VERB

bite the bullet

Synonyms

WEAK

be forced bow to fate cross the Rubicon face the music have no choice know no alternative leap into the breach pay the piper seize the opportunity stand up and take it swallow the pill take it take one's medicine take the rap

Example Sentences

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Or if you like your job and take a long view, you can suck it up and wait for the moment to pass.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Is there any way I can reduce my insurance rate, or do I just need to suck it up and shell out the money?

From MarketWatch • Nov. 25, 2025

She was shown telling party members to "suck it up" regarding her decisions.

From BBC • Nov. 6, 2025

And his father told him just to take a pill and suck it up.

From Slate • Feb. 9, 2024

Because when someone is doing the best they can, you don’t tell them to suck it up.

From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden