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All of this makes me miss having a job. I used to work as a research assistant and also as a delivery driver at Jimmy John's. I was terrible at the delivery driving though. Just the worst. I never would've been GM.
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You guys talking about jobs makes me damn happy I don't have to worry about one {XD} -shot-
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Do a quick google search. I think you were thinking of something more along the lines of "pull the trigger." |
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Maybe you would rather "push the envelope"? |
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Hmm, perhaps the expression has different, or several meanings in different parts of the world. I never once thought of biting the bullet as killing oneself. Biting the dust can mean somebody died, or failed. But idk nothing else comes close. Biting the bullet will never be an expression for suicide in my books tho. |
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What should I say instead? |
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Unless you're asking what you should say to replace 'bite the bullet' for suicide, in which case I would recommend 'commit suicide'. |
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2. Because he was unsure about it, and if he was convinced that the incorrect definition of it was correct in some cases, he might start using it incorrectly as well. 3. Because I responded to him, not you. Unless the person receiving said knowledge is not receptive to it, by default if I know something and another person is unsure I'll tell them, because knowledge is nice to have. :) |
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I use bite the bullet the same way marz does, but I have seen it used by some people to relate to suicide, and I think it's really insensitive of them.
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I guess others' experiences may differ, though. |
I think I'll chalk it up to intent not always being clear when you're reduced to sending out text on the Internet. However, even then, I'd rather refrain from using certain terms without appropriate context.
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Hm, I didn't know that "to bite the bullet" could also be related to suicide.
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My guess is somebody wrongfully used that expression in conversation with Alex and he simply interpreted it the only way he could given the context. Quote:
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As for Alex, I'd suggest doing some research before using unfamiliar phrases/expressions. |
Eh, it's an easy enough thing to do - if you think you know how it's used, it's seen as a familiar phrase and looking it up seems unnecessary. Like for a long time I thought "ambivalent" meant apathetic. I can't remember what finally made me realize that it was wrong, whether it was someone flat-out telling me or just reading/hearing it in a way that made no sense with that definition, but I didn't look it up until then because I was confident that it was right definition for it. I just turned out to be wrong about it, haha.
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Wait, in other way can "Bite the Bullet" be used other then for a professional hit or Suicide?
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It means kind of like taking one for the team, except 'team' in a very general sense - going through something unpleasant and just dealing with it. I always thought it came from biting a bullet in war when something painful like an amputation had to be done but I googled it and it seems like that's a common misconception.
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