durchbeißen

Meaning

1. (class-1, strong, transitive) to bite through something
2. (class-1, figuratively, reflexive, strong) to tough out, to grit one's teeth

Concepts

bite through

bite off

eat up

gnaw through

Synonyms

durchnagen

durchschlagen

zerbeißen

abbeißen

durchkämpfen

selbst helfen

über Wasser halten

über die Runden kommen

durchboxen

durchfretten

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdʊɐ̯çˌbaɪ̯sən/

Etymology

From Middle High German durchbīzen, from Old High German duruhbīzan, from Proto-West Germanic *þuruhbītan. Equivalent to durch- + beißen. Cognate with Dutch doorbijten and West Frisian trochbite.