grit one's teeth
To clench one's teeth together tightly because of pain, anger, frustration, or…To clench one's teeth together tightly because of pain, anger, frustration, or self-assurance.
Meaning
2 sensesTo clench one's teeth together tightly because of pain, anger, frustration, or self-assurance.
die Zähne zusammenbeißen
сти́скивать зу́быstískivatʹ zúby, сти́снуть зу́быstísnutʹ zúby, скрежета́ть зуба́миskrežetátʹ zubámi
зці́плювати зу́биzcípljuvaty zúby, зці́пити зу́биzcípyty zúby, сти́снути зу́биstýsnuty zúby
(idiomatic)To face up to a difficult or disagreeable situation and deal with it.
There's a storm coming, so I grit my teeth and start rowing with all my might.
die Zähne zusammenbeißen, in den sauren Apfel beißen
сти́скивать зу́быstískivatʹ zúby, сти́снуть зу́быstísnutʹ zúby
зці́плювати зу́биzcípljuvaty zúby, зці́пити зу́биzcípyty zúby, сти́снути зу́биstýsnuty zúby
Translations
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Forms
grits one's teeth, gritting one's teeth, gritted one's teeth, gritted one's teeth| Base form | grit one's teeth · to grit one's teeth |
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| 3rd person singular | grits one's teeth |
| Present participle | gritting one's teeth |
| Past simple | gritted one's teeth |
| Past participle | gritted one's teeth |
irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
4 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle