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in den sauren Apfel beißen

to bite the bullet/do something unpleasant

Türkçe: dişini sıkmak

Noun
der Apfel m.
Verb
beißen
Topic
Alltag und Redewendungen

In a sentence

Der Unternehmer biss in den sauren Apfel und entließ einige Mitarbeiter.

How it is used

Idiom meaning 'to bite the bullet/do something unpleasant.' Colloquial register. Use when reluctantly accepting a hard task, e.g., 'Ich muss in den sauren Apfel beißen und die Steuererklärung machen.' Not literal – always metaphorical.

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