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Portuguese
Etymology
Literally, "to swallow a toad". Compare Hungarian lenyeli a békát, French avaler un crapaud and German eine Kröte schlucken.
Verb
engolir sapo (first-person singular present engulo sapo, third-person singular present engole sapo, first-person singular preterite engoli sapo, past participle engolido sapo)
- (intransitive, idiomatic) to swallow a bitter pill, to bite the bullet (to endure or withstand something painful or difficult)