Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bit the bullet

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.21 in modern English

Syllables
bit the bul-let
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does bit the bullet mean?
simple past and past participle of bite the bullet

How to pronounce bit the bullet

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