to suck it up (and tough it out) meaning?

Question

What's the meaning of "to suck it up (and tough it out)" idiom? Please give me some examples!

Answer 1

 

Idiom Conjugations:

 

Answer 2

Gerund Form of the Idiom:

Sucking up trouble from the boss seems to be inevitable.
 

Answer 3

Idiom Usage:

In the imperative:

Suck it up!
Suck up the punishment!
Suck up the insults!
Suck them up and tough it out!
Suck up the pain!

 

Answer 4

Idiom Scenario 2:

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Two football players are talking during the half-time break of the championship game ...

Running back:  "Wow!  What a game!  I think we're going to win the championship."
Quarterback:  "If I can keep throwing the ball."
Running back:  "What do you mean?"
Quarterback:  "My arm is killing me.  I think I may have pulled a muscle."
Running back:  "Can you still throw the ball?"
Quarterback:  "Yes, with considerable pain."
Running back:  "Do you want to win the championship?"
Quarterback:  "Of course!"
Running back:  "Then just suck it up and tough it out."

Answer 5

Idiom Scenario 1:

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Two coworkers are talking about their boss ...

Coworker 1:  "I just can't seem to get anything right!"
Coworker 2:  "What do you mean?"
Coworker 1:  "No matter how many hours I spend or how careful I am writing reports, the boss is never satisfied.  I am so frustrated, I could scream!"
Coworker 2:  "Do you like your job in general?  Is your pay OK?"
Coworker 1:  "Yes."
Coworker 2:  "Then suck it up and tough it out and things will get better."

Answer 6

Idiom Definition:

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"to suck it up (and tough it out)"

to accept whatever calamity, pain, suffering, anguish or whatever unpleasantness is occurring (and stoically endure it)
 

Synonyms: aloof, apathetic, be forced, bow to fate, calm, cool, cross the Rubicon, detached, dispassionate, endure, enduring, indifferent, indomitable, face the music, have no choice, know no alternative, leap into the breach, long-suffering, patient, pay the piper, resigned, take it, stoic, stolid, unflappable, unmovable