bite the bullet
£85.00Price
Size - 36 cms wide by 30 cms tall
Style of frame - old mottled gilt wooden frame
Fabric - vintage Belgian linen with a bullet (real!) on the outside
Wording - bite the bullet - which is thought to have originated from the practice of soldiers biting down on a bullet during painful medical procedures, like amputations, before anesthesia was widely available, to distract them from the pain.