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Commit oneself
Answer for the clue "Commit oneself ", 15 letters:
bite the bullet
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Word definitions in Wikipedia
To " bite the bullet " is to endure a painful or otherwise unpleasant situation that is seen as unavoidable. The phrase was first recorded by Rudyard Kipling in his 1891 novel The Light that Failed . It is often stated that it is derived historically from ...
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Word definitions in Wiktionary
vb. 1 (context idiomatic English) To endure a punishment or consequence with dignity or stoicism. 2 (context idiomatic English) To accept a negative aspect of a situation in order to proceed.
Usage examples of bite the bullet.
His Majesty's decided to bite the bullet and begin enlisting Narhani in the military.
Lieutenant Herlihy has finally had to bite the bullet and admit he's got an ace killer on the loose.
When fate marks you down for immortality you'd just better bite the bullet and lace your boots up tight.
Whenever she thought it was time for one of her nephews to bite the bullet, she started in on them.
I promise that if you bite the bullet it will taste better than you expect.
I've always been able to bite the bullet, and do what has to be done.