On Wed, Jul 1, 2015 at 6:55 PM, Steve Smith <[email protected]> wrote:

> a bullet (to bite on)


I have heard this expression, but I have always thought that there are much
better choices of things to bite: a second belt, a folded saddlebag strap,
and so on. This website makes some ventures as to the etymology of the
phrase, but comes to no satisfactory conclusion:
http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/bite-the-bullet.html

-Arlo James Barnes
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