grin and bear it

GRIN AND BEAR IT

to accept something unpleasant/bad without complaining

“I know you don’t want to do it but you have no choice, you have to grin and bear it”.

pl robić dobrą minę do złej gry

fr faire bonne mine à mauvais jeu

de gute Miene zum bösen Spiel machen

nip it in the bud

NIP IT IN THE BUD

stop something before it develops into sth bigger

My daughter started to bite her fingernails but I saw it and managed to nip it in the bud.

pl zdusić coś w zarodku

de etwas im Keim ersticken

fr étouffer dans l’oeuf