in den sauren Apfel beißen
to bite the bullet; to grin and bear it
Origin
A very old idiom, attested as early as Martin Luther; the image: one must accept something unpleasant (the sour apple) because it cannot be avoided.
Building blocks
Words in this expression
anfangen· to beginder Apfel· applebeißen· to bitemüssen· mustnichts· nothingnochmal· againvorne· in front
Grammar that uses this word
- Irregular verbs: e → i (essen, geben, sprechen)Unregelmäßige Verben: e → i (essen, geben, sprechen)
- Definite article 'der' (the, masculine, nominative)Bestimmter Artikel 'der' (maskulin, Nominativ)
- Indefinite article 'ein' (a/an, masculine, nominative)Unbestimmter Artikel 'ein' (maskulin, Nominativ)
- Definite article 'den' (the, masculine, accusative)Bestimmter Artikel 'den' (maskulin, Akkusativ)
Examples
Es hilft , wir in den sauren und von .
There's no way around it, we have to bite the bullet and start over.