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Why do we say 'bite the bullet'?

Dr Franz Andres Morissey is a lecturer in Linguistics and Creative Writing at the University of Bern. On Outside Source, he explained the possible origins of an obscure phrase in English language - 'bite the bullet'.

(Photo: a soldier holds a bullet in his mouth during a practice on the firing range. Credits: Shaul Schwarz/Getty Images)

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