Re: Fun Times in Ecuador

Posted by Arlo Barnes on
URL: http://friam.383.s1.nabble.com/Fun-Times-in-Ecuador-tp7586305p7586317.html

On Wed, Jul 1, 2015 at 6:55 PM, Steve Smith <[hidden email]> wrote:

a bullet (to bite on)

I have heard this expression, but I have always thought that there are much better choices of things to bite: a second belt, a folded saddlebag strap, and so on. This website makes some ventures as to the etymology of the phrase, but comes to no satisfactory conclusion: http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/bite-the-bullet.html

-Arlo James Barnes

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