bite the bullet

/bˈaɪt ðə bˈʊlɪt/

[phrase]

to bite the bullet

[PHRASE]

to start to deal with an inevitable challenge or difficulty

Examples

1. Maybe one of these days, I will finally bite the bullet because I feel like that would be extremely helpful.

2. And when we were in Philly, actually, my boyfriend and I, during my visit during Halloween week, I finally decided I was going to bite the bullet, suck it up, listen to myself, stop telling myself that I'm not disabled enough, and I was gonna get a cane and here we are.

3. For the first time in two years, because I don't have dental insurance anymore, I went to the dentist because it was just time and I may as well bite the bullet, so I did.

4. For card-present, it's usually the bank that has to bite the bullet.