grit your teeth

US /ɡrɪt jʊər tiːθ/
UK /ɡrɪt jʊər tiːθ/
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1.

to accept a difficult situation and deal with it in a determined way

:
I had to just grit my teeth and get through the last few miles of the marathon.
She didn't like the job, but she decided to grit her teeth and finish it.