grit one's teeth

verb as in brace oneself

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Instead one may opt to grit one's teeth and bear the discomfort—for example, if a reward is at stake.

Those are the times to remember these horrible, frustrating images and use the emotions to grit one's teeth and get up and go once again.

There was nothing to do but grit one's teeth and take chances.

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