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grit one's teeth
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 | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Mariette | | - | French |
| Jude (2) | | JOOD | English |
| Elisha | | i-LIE-shə (English), ee-LIE-shə (English) | Biblical, Biblical Hebrew |
| Sidney | | ['sidni] | |
| Jaime (1) | | HIE-me (Spanish), ZHIEM (Portuguese) | Spanish, Portuguese |
| Irwin | | UR-win | English |