Bite the Bullet——死撐硬頂

** force oneself to do something painful, difficult, distressing or dangerous.（強迫自己去做一些痛苦、困難、苦惱或危險的事情。）

~~ grit your teeth // clench your teeth // grin and bear it // suck it up // put up with~~ 忍痛；忍受困難；咬緊牙關硬撐；死撐硬頂；硬着頭皮；忍受巨大痛苦；在艱困中苦撐

!! It originated in the 1700s military when wounded soldiers were treated without anesthesia. A battlefield surgeon would make the soldier bite a soft lead bullet to distract him from the pain of amputation.（它起源於1700年代的軍隊，當時對受傷的士兵進行無麻醉藥的治療。外科醫生讓士兵咬軟的鉛子彈，使他從截肢的痛苦中分散注意力。）

>> Due to Coronavirus outbreak, tourism and service industries bear the brunt, and business is greatly affected. The bosses are biting the bullet everyday, seeking ways to borrow, and hoping to survive the crisis of collapse.（由於新冠肺炎暴發，旅遊及服務行業首當其衝，生意大受影響。老闆們均咬緊牙關度日，尋求借貸出路，盼倖存度過倒閉危機。）

>>Her husband suddenly died, with little savings left, and no insurance, she had to bite the bullet and reintegrate into working society for the family's livelihood.（她的丈夫突然死了，加上積蓄所餘無幾，又沒有保險，為了家庭生計，她只好重新投入社會工作，死撐硬頂。）

學勤進修教育中心英語專科導師 李啓文 教授