Grin and bear (idiom) English Vocabulary Lesson # 126 - Free English speaking lesson

Grin and bear (idiom) English Vocabulary Lesson # 126 - Free English speaking lesson

You may have faced some unpleasant situations silently and without any complaints.

The idiom 'grin and bear' means to accept a difficult situation without complaining or without showing how you feel about it.
In this idiom, the word 'grin' doesn't literally mean 'to smile'. It means to tolerate or accept something the way it is, even if you dislike it.

So when you grin and bear something painful or unpleasant, it means you are actually putting up a brave act however bad things may be. You remain quite calm and take things in your stride, and don't let them upset you.

For example, if you are out on a vacation and fall ill, you are unable to explore new places, as you have to be on bed rest for a few days. Your vacation turns out to be a disaster and you can do nothing about it. SO, you accept it the way it is. That means, you grin and bear with whatever has happened.

Example 01: Her parents' continuous quarreling made Janet upset as she could no longer grin and bear it.

Example 02: When Ben goes for his medical checkup, he always grins and bears to prove his bravery.

Example 03: Though Melissa dislikes her cousins, she had to grin and bear while conversing during the Christmas party.

Example 04: After the divorce, mother told Samantha, "You have to grin and bear with everything for your child's sake."

Example 05: Although he felt insulted, Sam tried hard to grin and bear when his colleague yelled at him.

Example 06: Being their first date, Marc decided to grin and bear when he realized how long she had kept him waiting.

Example 07: To sustain her job, Kelly had to grin and bear with the work load at the office.

Example 08: Though he was extremely busy at work, Kevin had to grin and bear with his girlfriend's nagging over the phone.

Example 09: After Danny's girlfriend moved to a new city, he had no choice but to grin and bear even though he missed her a lot.

Example 10: When her friends tease and bully her, Tyrene always grins and bears rather than reacting to them.

When do you grin and bear? How do you feel when you do so?

[soesandilinn]

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[kalikuttychandralingham]

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[TheBluetooth]

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[nazifajehanbeen]

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[samoosamoo]

love that really thank you very much keep it up!

[laurapduran]

thank you. I liked information. I have to grin and bear in my every day life, though sometimes  is difficult.

[palmira]

Excellent, thank you for your attention.

[damianaflorenciosilvasilva]

Thank you! It is really interresting to see and learn with your videos. 

[billykelly]

thanks for the lesson it's interesting ! <3

[EarthAna]

That is an amaxingly accent, can you please post more videoes like this ?? I appreciate your effort . Thank you

[kanybekkaliev]

I grin and bear on many situations especially on attitude of people. )

[kawkoong]

Im wondering that can we use this phrase 'grin and bear in negative way? Like this, 'I wont grin and bear for what you just did anymore'

[RaviShankarladhar]

When I go with friends to enjoy one whole day, after coming back to home, I grin and bear so many things from my owns...

[gandam]

I always have mistakes
When it comes to english,
But i have to grin and bear,
To improve my english communication skills.

[nhutminh]

I had to grin and bear when i tried to climb the mountain...Is that right?, ..thank you very much for lessons

[حارةاليوتيوب-ذش]

i really need to grin and bear my sister's behaviours in many situation.

[sophiethuongvu]

Though my friend usually complain about her studies, I just grin and bear it rather than yell at her stories. Is that right? Thanks so much!

[dariovega]

Even though we´ve lost the final yesterday and the referee didn´t charge a penalty I´ve to grin and bear and be greatful with the team!

[FairwayJack]

Grin and bear IT...is the common phrasing...needs the word "it"...and we use this idiom for small annoyances ...not for tragic events. :-)

[JLee]

When my friends talk about something I don't like, I usually just grin and bear and try to accept them as they are my friends. However, it's true that that gets on my nerves sometimes.