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:

1. pay lip service
2. out of the frying pan and into the fire
3. fight fire with fire
4. get along like a house on fire
5. fire away
6. shoot from the hip