硬着头皮

yìng zhe tóu pí jiǎ zhuāng bù zài hu de yàng zi

硬着头皮，假装不在乎的样子

brazen it out and pretend that one does not care

zhè shǒu shī shí zài nán yì tā hái shi yìng zhe tóu pí yì xia qu

这首诗实在难译，她还是硬着头皮译下去。

The poem was really difficult to translate, but she forced herself through it.

yìng zhe tóu pí bǎ nà běn shū dú wán

硬着头皮把那本书读完

brace oneself and read the book through

tā yìng zhe tóu pí yòu hē le yī bēi jiǔ

她硬着头皮又喝了一杯酒。

She forced herself to have another glass of wine.

wǒ yìng zhe tóu pí tīng tā de xùn chì

我硬着头皮听她的训斥。

I braced myself for her reprimand.

tā zuì hòu hái shi yìng zhe tóu pí zǒu le

他最后还是硬着头皮走了。

He finally bit the bullet and left.

tā shì yìng zhe tóu pí qù chū chāi de

她是硬着头皮去出差的。

She steeled herself and went on the business trip.

tā yìng zhe tóu pí hé tā dā huà

她硬着头皮和他搭话。

She forced herself to speak to him.