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Stiff upper lip

noun

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

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"Stiff upper lip" Quotes from Famous Books

... "A stiff upper lip is what the world admires, and it will extend the hand of sympathy and help to the man who can wear it. This should be taught by football coaches to their men as a part of the lessons of life that football generally ...

— Football Days - Memories of the Game and of the Men behind the Ball • William H. Edwards

... behave, Miss Ridge. Keep a stiff upper lip—hold up your head—and you'll have all of 'em running after you like hens after corn 'fore you know it. That's what happened to me when I ...

— One Woman's Life • Robert Herrick

... talk, ma! I am glad you don't mean to be imposed upon. I suppose old Wilkins thinks you are soft, and won't see him suffer. You'd better keep a stiff upper lip." ...

— The Tin Box - and What it Contained • Horatio Alger

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