you've got to crack a few eggs to make an omel



you've got to crack a few eggs to make an omelette

Sometimes, you have to do unpleasant things in order to complete a task or meet a goal. Your students clearly don't respect you. I know you don't want to yell at them, but you've got to crack a few eggs to make an omelette. If I don't cut people's salaries, the company is going to go bankrupt. It's unfortunate, but you've got to crack a few eggs to make an omelette.
See also: crack, egg, few, make, omelette

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
SÉArlaitSHAHR-latIrish
VictorVIK-tər (English), veek-TOR (French)English, French, Portuguese, Romanian, Dutch, Swedish, Late Roman
Stamen-Bulgarian, Macedonian
Dzhamal-Chechen
Calvagh-Irish
Nadzeya-Belarusian