Brewer's: Grimwig

A choleric old gentleman fond of contradiction, generally ending with the words “or I'll eat my head.” He is the friend of Brownlow. (Dickens: Oliver Twist.)

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
Grin and Bear It
Grim's Dyke
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