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All grin and bear it synonyms

grin and bear it
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verb grin and bear it

  • approve β€” If you approve of an action, event, or suggestion, you like it or are pleased about it.
  • tolerate β€” to allow the existence, presence, practice, or act of without prohibition or hindrance; permit.
  • withstand β€” to stand or hold out against; resist or oppose, especially successfully: to withstand rust; to withstand the invaders; to withstand temptation.
  • go through β€” to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
  • brave β€” Someone who is brave is willing to do things which are dangerous, and does not show fear in difficult or dangerous situations.
  • undergo β€” to be subjected to; experience; pass through: to undergo surgery.
  • feel β€” to perceive or examine by touch.
  • tolerate β€” to allow the existence, presence, practice, or act of without prohibition or hindrance; permit.
  • face β€” the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
  • weather β€” the state of the atmosphere with respect to wind, temperature, cloudiness, moisture, pressure, etc.
  • sustain β€” to support, hold, or bear up from below; bear the weight of, as a structure.
  • suffer β€” to undergo or feel pain or distress: The patient is still suffering.
  • know β€” to perceive or understand as fact or truth; to apprehend clearly and with certainty: I know the situation fully.
  • ride out β€” to sit on and manage a horse or other animal in motion; be carried on the back of an animal.
  • gratify β€” to give pleasure to (a person or persons) by satisfying desires or humoring inclinations or feelings: Her praise will gratify all who worked so hard to earn it.
  • please β€” (used as a polite addition to requests, commands, etc.) if you would be so obliging; kindly: Please come here. Will you please turn the radio off?
  • ignore β€” to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
  • disregard β€” to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration; ignore: Disregard the footnotes.
  • go β€” to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
  • stay β€” (of a ship) to change to the other tack.
  • defer β€” If you defer an event or action, you arrange for it to happen at a later date, rather than immediately or at the previously planned time.
  • surrender β€” to yield (something) to the possession or power of another; deliver up possession of on demand or under duress: to surrender the fort to the enemy; to surrender the stolen goods to the police.
  • agree β€” If people agree with each other about something, they have the same opinion about it or say that they have the same opinion.
  • acknowledge β€” If you acknowledge a fact or a situation, you accept or admit that it is true or that it exists.
  • receive β€” to take into one's possession (something offered or delivered): to receive many gifts.
  • welcome β€” a kindly greeting or reception, as to one whose arrival gives pleasure: to give someone a warm welcome.
  • hold β€” to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
  • conform β€” If something conforms to something such as a law or someone's wishes, it is of the required type or quality.
  • fine-tune β€” to tune (a radio or television receiver) to produce the optimum reception for the desired station or channel by adjusting a control knob or bar.
  • accustom β€” If you accustom yourself or another person to something, you make yourself or them become used to it.
  • fix β€” to repair; mend.
  • modify β€” to change somewhat the form or qualities of; alter partially; amend: to modify a contract.
  • accommodate β€” If a building or space can accommodate someone or something, it has enough room for them.
  • tailor β€” a stroke of a bell indicating someone's death; knell.
  • adapt β€” If you adapt to a new situation or adapt yourself to it, you change your ideas or behaviour in order to deal with it successfully.
  • regulate β€” to control or direct by a rule, principle, method, etc.: to regulate household expenses.
  • alter β€” If something alters or if you alter it, it changes.
  • favor β€” something done or granted out of goodwill, rather than from justice or for remuneration; a kind act: to ask a favor.
  • accept β€” If you accept something that you have been offered, you say yes to it or agree to take it.
  • abet β€” If one person abets another, they help or encourage them to do something criminal or wrong. Abet is often used in the legal expression 'aid and abet'.
  • condone β€” If someone condones behaviour that is morally wrong, they accept it and allow it to happen.
  • stand for β€” (of a person) to be in an upright position on the feet.
  • okay β€” to put one's endorsement on or indicate one's approval of (a request, piece of copy, bank check, etc.); authorize; initial: Would you OK my application?
  • champion β€” A champion is someone who has won the first prize in a competition, contest, or fight.
  • uphold β€” to support or defend, as against opposition or criticism: He fought the duel to uphold his family's honor.
  • confirm β€” If something confirms what you believe, suspect, or fear, it shows that it is definitely true.
  • sanction β€” authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
  • back β€” If you move back, you move in the opposite direction to the one in which you are facing or in which you were moving before.
  • cope β€” If you cope with a problem or task, you deal with it successfully.
  • invite β€” to request the presence or participation of in a kindly, courteous, or complimentary way, especially to request to come or go to some place, gathering, entertainment, etc., or to do something: to invite friends to dinner.
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