grin and bear it (English, verb)
expansion: grin and bear it (third-person singular simple present grins and bears it, present participle grinning and bearing it, simple past grinned and bore it, past participle grinned and borne it)
Senses:
glosses: To endure a difficult or disagreeable situation with good humor.
tags: idiomatic
Forms:
form: grins and bears it
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: grinning and bearing it
tags: participle
present
form: grinned and bore it
tags: past
form: grinned and borne it
tags: participle
past