What is "bite the bullet"

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.

Bite the Bullet is a 1975 American Western film written and directed by Richard Brooks and starring Gene Hackman, James Coburn, Candice Bergen, Ben Johnson, Ian Bannen, Jan-Michael Vincent and Dabney Coleman.

Bite the Bullet is a compilation album by iconic Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus, released in August 1998 as a single CD sometimes called Bite the Bullet (Live) on the Mushroom label.

Mushroom also released it as a 3CD limited edition set, Bite the Bullet – Director's Cut, consisting of Bite the Bullet (Live) (a live farewell tour set), Doppelgänger: Live-to-Air Broadcasts '83 – '96 ( Triple J Live at the Wireless performances) and Bubble & Squeak: Outtakes and Oddities (a rarities collection). The single CD was re-released in July 2000 by Brazilian record label, Tronador. The 3-CD set was also re-released in June 2003 by Shock Records and Limburger Records.

Bite the bullet is in philosophy, taking-in an unavoidable situation that would be deemed as unpleasant.

Bite the Bullet may also refer to:

• Bite the Bullet (film), a 1975 American Western film
• Bite the Bullet, the official newsletter for the Birmingham Bullets Supporters Club
• Bite the Bullet!, comedy production by Boom Chicago
• Bite the Bullet, Thoroughbred horse, 1989 winner of the Sanford Stakes

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 the practice of having a patient clench a bullet in his or her teeth as a way to cope with the extreme pain of a surgical procedure without anesthetic, though evidence for biting a bullet rather than a leather strap during surgery is sparse. It has been speculated to have evolved from the British empire expression "to bite the cartridge", which dates to the Indian Rebellion of 1857, but the phrase "chew a bullet", with a similar meaning, dates to at least 1796.

Bite the Bullet is the second solo studio album from singer-songwriter Karl Wolf, released internationally first in 2007 under EMI Arabia. The Canadian release was April 7, 2009 by Lone Wolf Records, which was due in part to the successful single Africa that reached #2 in Billboard's "Canadian Hot 100" for four consecutive weeks on the charts dated between March 14, and April 11, 2009. The single was also certified 3x Platinum by the CRIA. The follow-up single "Carrera" peaked at #39 on the same chart.

Bite the bullet is Sledgeback's third full-length album. The sound of the album is general punk rock. The album contains 13 tracks.There are twelve songs on the album. The thirteenth track is an edited version of the opening song, Palinka.

Bite the Bullet is the fourth EP released by the band Black Tide. It is scheduled to be released in the fall of 2013 under the label InnerCat Music Group. The EP was produced & engineered by Mariano Aponte. This is the first release without drummer Steven Spence. The first single titled "Not Afraid", was released on August 31.