硬著頭皮

硬着头皮
yìngzhetóupí
  1. to brace oneself to do sth
  2. to put a bold face on it
  3. to summon up courage
  4. to force oneself to

CEDICT

to brace oneself to do something difficult or against one's will

Wiktionary

不願意而勉強去作。如：「事到如今，也只好硬著頭皮幹下去了。」也作「硬著臉子」。

重編國語辭典

不願意而勉強去作。

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 硬 yìng
  1. hard; stiff; solid
  2. (fig.) strong; firm
  3. resolutely; uncompromisingly
  4. laboriously; with great difficulty
  5. good (quality); able (person)
  6. (of food) filling; substantial
2 著 zhe aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state
3 頭皮 tóupí scalp