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    Elizabeth's father commanded her to clean the cold chicken coop in February. When she protested, he told her to "bite a bullet". Confused, Elizabeth cleaned the coop quickly to learn the meaning. Her father explained that the idiom originated from a soldier on the battlefield who bit down on a bullet during surgery to distract from the pain, and that it now means doing something unpleasant. Elizabeth remains skeptical that the phrase will catch on.

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    Elizabeth's father commanded her to clean the cold chicken coop in February. When she protested, he told her to "bite a bullet". Confused, Elizabeth cleaned the coop quickly to learn the meaning. Her father explained that the idiom originated from a soldier on the battlefield who bit down on a bullet during surgery to distract from the pain, and that it now means doing something unpleasant. Elizabeth remains skeptical that the phrase will catch on.

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    February16th,1850

    Deardiary,
    TodayFathergavemesuchafright!Hecommandedmeto
    cleanthechickencoop.ButasitisFebruary,andmightycold,I
    beggedhimnottomakeme.Towhichhesaidtobiteabullet!(A
    bullet,canyouimagine?)Iaskedhimwhatintheheavensthatmeant,
    hopingthatIdidnthavetoactuallybiteabullet.Hetoldmeitwas
    somethingcalledanidiomandthathewouldexplainitafterIcleaned
    thecoop.Ididsoquicklyforcuriosityhadtakenover.

    WhenIhadreturned,Fatherwassittinginhisfavoritechair
    nexttoabigfire.IsatdowninMotherschairandFatherbeganto
    tellmeastory.Hetoldmethathisfriend,WilliamBtown(towhomI
    haveneverbeenacquanted.)wasonthebattlefieldwhenhehadto
    haveabullettakenoutofhisarm.Tohelpdistracthimfromthepain
    hebitdownonabullet.(allofthisoccuredonthebattlefield.!Imagine,
    surguryonthe
    battlefield
    Hesaidthatpeoplenowuseitasan
    expressonmeaningyouhavetodosomethingyoumightnotwantto

    IdontthinkthatpeoplewillusethephraseBitethebulletalotthough

    Love

    Elizabeth

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