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The story behind bite the bullet —like the origin stories of many everyday phrases —turns out to be darker than you might expect. Reader’s Digest gets to the bottom of this strange idiom, so ...

When we have to do something unpleasant, the common expression is “bite the bullet.” The phrase originated on Civil War battlefields when amputations often had to be done without anesthetics. To ...

News; Weird News; Umm what? People disturbed after finding out grim origin of phrase 'bite the bullet' The popular idiom has a disturbing history - one hinted at by its reference to a bullet but ...

The Origin of ‘Bite the Bullet’ and 15 Other Common Expressions in English. ... Here are the origins of idioms you take for granted, but which keep English colorful: Featured Video.

When we have to do something unpleasant, the common expression is “bite the bullet.” The phrase originated on Civil War battlefields when amputations often had to be done without anesthetics ...

It's a phrase you probably use regularly when talking about getting on with an unenviable task. but people are only just realising where the term 'bite the bullet' comes from.

Why can’t we just say what we mean instead of using complicated phrases?

So sit tight, bite the bullet, and jump on the bandwagon with The Idiom, produced by Think HQ CultureVerse and SBS Audio. The Idiom is a podcast that explores weird and wonderful idioms from ...

The popular idiom has a disturbing history - one hinted at by its reference to a bullet but somewhat difficult to work out until you've heard the story behind its origin ...