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Keep a Stiff Upper Lip 1100 Words You Need Week 9

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Keep a Stiff Upper Lip

Keep a Stiff Upper Lip

to have the ability to stay calm and not show your feelings in a difficult or upsetting situation, be courageous in the face of trouble, have a poker face, look blank, show no emotion:

Men were taught to keep a stiff upper lip.

antonym: express emotion

French: montrer de l’émotion

Farsi: نشان دادن احساسات


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