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咬定牙关
yǎo​dìng​yá​guān

to grit one's teeth

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 咬定 yǎo​dìng
    to insist
    to assert emphatically; to stick to one's word or story and refuse to change it
  2. 牙关 牙關 yá​guān
    jaw joint
    the mandibular joint; clenching of the teeth (often used metaphorically for determination or endurance, or medically, for lockjaw)