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*To '''''[[Bite the bullet]]''''' is to adjust to unpleasant circumstances: "The extreme drought is forcing everyone to '''bite the bullet''' and use less water." Historically, before [[anesthesia]], surgeons operating on the wounded gave them a bullet to bite to help withstand the pain. Thus, idiomatically, when one '''bites the bullet''' they are preparing themselves to courageously suffer.

*To '''''[[Bite the bullet]]''''' is to adjust to unpleasant circumstances: "The extreme drought is forcing everyone to '''bite the bullet''' and use less water." Historically, before [[anesthesia]], surgeons operating on the wounded gave them a bullet to bite to help withstand the pain. Thus, idiomatically, when one '''bites the bullet''' they are preparing themselves to courageously suffer.

*'''Death and taxes''' in the [[United States]], is cultural shorthand for two certainties in life. The phrase is "In this world nothing is certain by death and taxes." The saying comes from [[Benjamin Franklin]].

*'''Death and taxes''' in the [[United States]], is cultural shorthand for two certainties in life. The phrase is "In this world nothing is certain by [[Death and Taxes|death and taxes]]." The saying comes from [[Benjamin Franklin]].

*'''Handbags at 5 yards''' is an expression to mean a small amount of pushing and shoving that does not amount to much.  It is used particularly in relation to sport, especially rugby union.

*'''Handbags at 5 yards''' is an expression to mean a small amount of pushing and shoving that does not amount to much.  It is used particularly in relation to sport, especially rugby union.