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grinned and borne it

grinned and borne it is the past participle of grin and bear it.

Meaning of grin and bear it

Verb

grin and bear it (third-person singular simple present grins and bears it, present participle grinning and bearing it, simple past grinned and bore it, past participle grinned and borne it)

  1. (idiomatic) To endure a difficult or disagreeable situation with good humor.
    • They made me work the Saturday of our wedding anniversary; what could I say? I just had to grin and bear it.

Questions about grinned and borne it

What is grinned and borne it the past participle of?
Grinned and borne it is the past participle of grin and bear it.

Words near grinned and borne it in the dictionary

  1. gringsing
  2. Grinling
  3. Grinnall
  4. grinned
  5. grinned and bore it
  6. grinned and borne it
  7. grinned from ear to ear
  8. grinned like a mule eating briars
  9. Grinnell
  10. Grinnells
  11. grinner

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