- grit the teeth
- скрежетать зубами
глагол:
скрежетать зубами (grind the teeth, grit the teeth, gnash, grit to the teeth, grit one's teeth)
Англо-русский синонимический словарь. 2014.
grit the teeth
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grit (your) teeth — 1. to decide to deal with an unpleasant or difficult situation. You may as well grit your teeth and accept that air travel is going to get worse before it gets better. 2. to deal with something in a determined way. When a test came along, I just… … New idioms dictionary
Grit — Grit, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gritted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gritting}.] To grind; to rub harshly together; to grate; as, to grit the teeth. [Collog.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
grit — [grit] n. [with Early ModE vowel shortening < ME grete < OE greot, akin to Ger griess IE base * ghrēu , to rub hard over, crumble > GREAT] 1. rough, hard particles of sand, stone, etc. 2. the texture of stone, with regard to the fineness … English World dictionary
grit — ► NOUN 1) small loose particles of stone or sand. 2) (also gritstone) a coarse sandstone. 3) courage and resolve. ► VERB (gritted, gritting) 1) clench (the teeth), especially in order to keep one s resolve … English terms dictionary
grit — [[t]grɪ̱t[/t]] grits, gritting, gritted 1) N UNCOUNT Grit is very small pieces of stone. It is often put on roads in winter to make them less slippery. He felt tiny bits of grit and sand peppering his knees. 2) N UNCOUNT If someone has grit, they … English dictionary
grit — grit1 [grıt] n [U] [Sense: 1 2; Origin: Old English greot] [Sense: 3; Origin: Old English grytt] 1.) very small pieces of stone or sand ▪ Make sure both surfaces are free from dust and grit. ▪ The council is responsible for putting grit on icy… … Dictionary of contemporary English
grit — 1. noun /ˈɡɹɪt/ a) Collection of hard small materials, such as dirt, ground stone, debris from sandblasting or other such grinding, swarf from metalworking. The flower beds were white with grit from sand blasting the flagstone walkways. b)… … Wiktionary
grit — gritless, adj. gritter, n. /grit/, n., v., gritted, gritting. n. 1. abrasive particles or granules, as of sand or other small, coarse impurities found in the air, food, water, etc. 2. firmness of character; indomitable spirit; pluck: She has a… … Universalium
grit — /grɪt / (say grit) noun 1. fine, stony, or hard particles such as are deposited like dust from the air or occur as impurities in food, etc. 2. Geology a sandstone composed of coarse angular grains and very small pebbles. 3. firmness of character; …
teeth — /tiθ / (say teeth) plural noun 1. plural of tooth. 2. the punitive sections of a legislation, ruling, etc., meant to ensure its enforcement: give a regulation teeth. –phrase 3. be fed (up) to the (back) teeth with, Colloquial to be heartily sick… …
grit — n. & v. n. 1 particles of stone or sand, esp. as causing discomfort, clogging machinery, etc. 2 coarse sandstone. 3 colloq. pluck, endurance; strength of character. v. (gritted, gritting) 1 tr. spread grit on (icy roads etc.). 2 tr. clench (the… … Useful english dictionary
