grit one's teeth

Summon up one's strength to face unpleasantness or overcome a difficulty. For example, Gritting his teeth, he dove into the icy water. This expression uses grit in the sense of both clamping one's teeth together and grinding them with effort. [Late 1700s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Carol (1)	KER-əl, KAR-əl	English
Karel	KAH-rəl (Dutch), KAH-rel (Czech)	Dutch, Czech, Slovene
Voski	-	Armenian
Kyou	kyo:	Japanese
'Ednah	-	Biblical Hebrew
Key	[ki:]