keep a stiff upper lip
(idiom) act in a way that doesn’t show any emotions
Example Sentences:
Marcus tried to keep a stiff upper lip while watching Titanic, because he didn’t want to cry in front of his friends.
Cassandra had to try very hard to keep a stiff upper lip when her parents told her they were getting divorced.
The managers in the company all kept a stiff upper lip, even though they knew that they were going to have to fire people because of the bad economy.
From the Blogs:
Patience -- Keep a stiff upper lip
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Similar idioms:
- out of the frying pan and into the fire
- fight fire with fire
- get along like a house on fire
- pay lip service
- fire away
- shoot from the hip
