Whitehorse Daily Star

Reflections on biting the bullet

DAWSON CITY - "Bite the Bullet" is an interesting phrase, a metaphor left over from the days when there were no anesthetics on the battlefield and soldiers were given bullets to bite on in order to cope with the pain.

By Dan Davidson on May 12, 2008

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