zacisnąć zęby

== Polish == === Alternative forms === zaciąć zęby === Etymology === Literally, “to clench [one's] teeth”. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /zaˈt͡ɕis.nɔɲt͡ɕ ˈzɛm.bɘ/ Syllabification: za‧cis‧nąć zę‧by === Verb === zacisnąć zęby pf (imperfective zaciskać zęby) (intransitive, idiomatic) to grit one's teeth (to face up to a difficult or disagreeable situation, and deal with it) ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “ktoś zacisnął zęby”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “zacisnąć zęby”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish)