Suck it up

A: I told you we would look over our options. We did… and there were none better. So you can either suck it up…
B: You know, fine! That’s it! I quit!

Question: What does “suck it up” mean in the sentence?

Thank you!!!

‘Suck it up’ you have to accept this situation and also stop complaining about it.

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The tears from crying

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It means you have to put up with it regardless of how you feel about it (even if you don’t like it)

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Dictionary definition: to accept something unpleasant or difficult.

Check out this article if you would like to read further about the etymology of a possible claim of where the saying began.

https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/Talk:suck_it_up

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