grin and bear it
grin and bear it deal with one's pain or misfortune in a stoical manner. In earlier use, grin here meant not ‘smile broadly’ but ‘show the teeth’ or ‘snarl’. From the mid 17th to the mid 18th centuries, grin was generally used derogatorily or in contrast to a cheerful smile.
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