Pronunciation: /ɡrɪn ənd bɛr ɪt/
noun a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea
A1 I didn't like the food at the party, but I had to grin and bear it.
A2 She had to grin and bear it when her boss criticized her work in front of everyone.
B1 Despite feeling nervous, she decided to grin and bear it during the job interview.
B2 The athlete had to grin and bear it through the pain in order to finish the race.
C1 Even though the situation was difficult, she knew she had to grin and bear it for the sake of her team.
C2 After facing numerous challenges, he learned to grin and bear it with a sense of resilience and determination.
verb a word that expresses an action or state of being
A1 When my little brother broke my toy, I had to grin and bear it.
A2 Even though the weather was terrible, we had to grin and bear it during our camping trip.
B1 Despite the difficult circumstances, she tried to grin and bear it to keep a positive attitude.
B2 The employees had to grin and bear it while working overtime to meet the deadline.
C1 After facing multiple setbacks, the team had to grin and bear it in order to achieve their goal.
C2 Despite the criticism and challenges, the politician continued to grin and bear it in the public eye.
preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence
A1 When I don't like a food, I just grin and bear it.
A2 Even though the weather was terrible, we had to grin and bear it during the camping trip.
B1 Despite the difficult circumstances, she knew she had to grin and bear it for the sake of her family.
B2 The students had to grin and bear it when the teacher assigned them extra homework over the weekend.
C1 In order to maintain professionalism, she had to grin and bear it during the difficult meeting.
C2 Despite the criticism, the artist continued to grin and bear it as they pursued their passion.
conjunction a word that connects words, phrases, or clauses
A1 I didn't want to go to the party, but I had to grin and bear it.
A2 Even though the weather was terrible, we had to grin and bear it during our camping trip.
B1 The project deadline was approaching, so we had to grin and bear it through the long hours of work.
B2 Despite the difficult circumstances, she knew she had to grin and bear it in order to succeed.
C1 The team faced many challenges, but they had to grin and bear it in order to achieve their goal.
C2 Even when faced with adversity, she always found a way to grin and bear it with grace and determination.
formal Despite the difficult circumstances, we must learn to grin and bear it.
informal I know the situation is tough, but we just have to grin and bear it.
slang Sometimes you just have to grin and bear it, no matter how unfair it seems.
figurative Life throws challenges at us, but we have to put on a smile and grin and bear it.
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