Question

When the manager asked who had broken the window, Tom decided to bite the bullet and admit it.

What does “bite the bullet” mean in this sentence?

Options

• (A) To eat something quickly
• (B) To refuse to speak
• (C) To face an unpleasant situation with courage
• (D) To lose one's temper

Answer

(C) To face an unpleasant situation with courage

Solution

1. Tom admitted something that was likely to get him into trouble.
2. Doing something difficult or unpleasant that you cannot avoid is described as biting the bullet.
3. Refusing to speak (option B) is the opposite of what Tom did.
4. The idiom means to face an unpleasant situation with courage, which is option C.