Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is “grit one’s teeth” and its meaning is “be determined, be resolute, be firm in a difficult situation (but it literally means to clench/press your teeth together tightly because of pain, anger, or frustration)”.
Example Sentence: President Joe Biden’s sweeping vaccine mandates, aimed at improving the U.S.’s odds of beating the rampaging Delta variant, represent a bold move in the face of the ongoing “pandemic of the unvaccinated”… Mr. Biden will have to grit his teeth and see the mandates through, not buckle (give way) to pressure from irate (very angry) anti-vaccine campaigners and a fuming Wall Street.
This phrase is present in The Hindu article Cracking the whip: On Joe Biden’s vaccine mandates and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Hindu
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