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grin and bear it

to accept an unpleasant or difficult situation because there is nothing you can do to improve it. I don't want to spend the whole weekend working but I guess I'll just have to grin and bear it.

See also: bear

a grin like a Cheshire cat

a very wide smile. I just presumed he'd got the job because he walked in here with a grin like a Cheshire cat.

See also: cat, like

grin like a Cheshire cat

a grin like a Cheshire cat - a very wide smile. What have you got to look so happy about, walking round here grinning like a Cheshire cat? (usually in continuous tenses)

See also: cat, like

grin/smile from ear to ear

to look extremely happy. We've had a fantastic response,' he said, grinning from ear to ear. (usually in continuous tenses)

See also: ear, from, smile

a shit-eating grin (American, taboo)

a look of extreme satisfaction on someone's face that is annoying to other people who are less happy. Ever since she heard they'd won she's been sitting there with that shit-eating grin on her face.

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grin and bear it

to accept something unpleasant with good humor. Bad things happen and you just have to learn to grin and bear it.

See also: bear

grin from ear to ear

to give a very big smile. He was grinning from ear to ear, as if he had just won the lottery.

See also: ear, from