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bite the bullet

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.

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