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grin and bear it

verb as in stick

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The book highlights examples of everyone from Dean Martin to her own band members making jokes in public about Cass's weight, and how she would have to "grin and bear it" to survive, especially when it came to TV appearances.

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But for a chance to see their idol, many of her fans are willing to grin and bear it.

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Mr and Mrs Stevens spent the 17-day holiday by a "quieter" pool with other older guests but there was no "Dominican vibe" and it was just a case of having to "grin and bear it".

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He says that workers in their 50s and 60s should be held harmless, but that younger workers should grin and bear it.

But she doesn’t have to grin and bear it when it comes to bad behavior from fans.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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