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Stiff upper lip   /stɪf ˈəpər lɪp/   Listen
Stiff upper lip

noun
1.
Self-restraint in the expression of emotion (especially fear or grief).





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"Stiff upper lip" Quotes from Famous Books



... report to von Liebknecht, who is in command here. He'll be apt to make us carry garbage away from the kitchen, but we'll have to submit to that until the opportunity for escape appears. Here he comes now. Just keep a stiff upper lip and ...
— Boy Scouts Mysterious Signal - or Perils of the Black Bear Patrol • G. Harvey Ralphson


Words linked to "Stiff upper lip" :   self-restraint, temperateness


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