[Idiom] bite the bullet

[fish-able]

i heard this idiom in a political podcast. "obama was biting the bullet". so guys i just want to know if the podcaster was saying bad words about obama or he just was kidding?

 

[fish-able]

it was a serious podcast though i don't think he was telling a joke. although he was talking about the war against isis, the financial crisis, and other difficulties

 

[Tdol]

It means that he has to accept some truths that may be unpleasant: https://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/bite+the+bullet.html

 

[emsr2d2]

I heard this idiom in a political podcast. "Obama was biting the bullet". So guys, I just want to know if the podcaster was saying bad words about Obama or if he just was kidding.

It was a serious podcast though I don't think he was telling a joke (no full stop here) although he was talking about the war against Isis, the financial crisis, and other difficulties​.

Fish-able, you must start every sentence with a capital letter, capitalise "I" and proper nouns, and end every sentence with a single, appropriate punctuation mark. If you don't follow the most basic rules of written English, you will find that we will stop being so keen to help you.

 

[probus]

i heard this idiom in a political podcast. "obama was biting the bullet". so guys i just want to know if the podcaster was saying bad words about obama or he just was kidding?

It is not a joke, but an idiom. In the days before anesthesia surgery was extremely painful. Patients were often given a lead bullet to bite on as a means of helping them to endure the pain without screaming. So "bite the bullet" means to undergo a very unpleasant experience.

 

[emsr2d2]

However, these days (in BrE, at least), it is used to mean to decide to do something even though it might be unpleasant, uncomfortable or difficult.

I have to tell my boyfriend that I want to break up with him. I've been putting it off for weeks but I've decided to bite the bullet and tell him tonight.