Bite the bullet (disambiguation)

Bite the bullet is a phrase that generally refers to the acceptance of the consequences of a hard choice. [ [http://books.google.com/books?id=yNjM75ItNKAC&pg=PA29&dq=bite+the+bullet+philosopher&sig=zxV-AuvTVtdhoqLrS-iiCY07o2I#PPA28,M1 Thinking from A to Z p.28] ] It is derived historically from the practice of having a patient clench a bullet in his or her teeth as a way to cope with the extreme pain of a surgical procedure without anesthetic. [cite web
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Bite the bullet may refer to:

* Bite the bullet -- in philosophy, taking a position with difficult consequences
* "Bite the Bullet" -- a 1975 Hollywood western
* "Bite The Bullet" -- the official newsletter for the Birmingham Bullets Supporters Club
* "Bite the Bullet!" -- comedy production by Boom Chicago
* "Bite the Bullet" -- Thoroughbred horse, 1989 winner of the Sanford Stakes.

Music

* "Bite the Bullet" -- a 1998 compilation album by Australian band Hoodoo Gurus
* "Bite the Bullet" -- an instrumental by Yngwie J. Malmsteen
* "Bite the Bullet" -- track on Kon Kan's album Move to Move
* "Bite the Bullet" -- track on Roadstar's album Glass Mountain
* "Bite the Bullet" -- track on Gillan's album Future Shock
* "Bite the Bullet" -- CD compilation of Das Klown
* "Bite the Bullet" -- track on Knut's album Challenger
* "Bite the Bullet" -- track on Machine Head's album Through the Ashes of Empires
* "Bite the Bullet" -- track on Motörhead's video album The Birthday Party (video)

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