What is "bit the bullet"

Usage examples of "bit the bullet".

Without his knowing about it she accomplished the latter, and a week later Herbert bit the bullet and admitted himself to the Cornell Medical Center for a thorough examination.

When that happened, the Russians just bit the bullet, got their agent out of the refugee camp, and took him home.

I spent a few minutes preparing the parcel I would take with me, then bit the bullet and got to it.

I thought she might come with you, so I bit the bullet and sprayed some on.

Somehow a part of me has always believed, even in the middle of the war games that proved we don't stand a chance militarily, that if we just bit the bullet and crawled on our bellies to them, they'd at least let us survive as their slaves.

When he bit the bullet from the cartridge the saltpetre tasted bitter and foul.