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 | Why do they say, "bite the bullet"? Is it because it seems so uncomfortable to have cold metal between your teeth? | |
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| Not to mention the risk of lead poisoning... | |
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| Can a bullet explode between your teeth? | |
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| What do I look like--a bullet expert? | |
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| Note: Oh, yeah, after I looked it up, I remembered. "Bite the bullet" comes from those days where they did surgery sans anaesthetic and the person had to bite the bullet in order to handle the pain. Thank you, modern medicine. |
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| Or maybe, "bite the bullet" is a Supernan reference, because you have to be brave, quick, and strong-as-steel to get something done? | |
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| Hey, Superman, shouldn't you bite the bullet and get crackin' on something else right now? | |
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