put on a brave face
English
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Verb
put on a brave face (third-person singular simple present puts on a brave face, present participle putting on a brave face, simple past and past participle put on a brave face)
- (informal) To behave in a brave or stoic manner.
See also
Further reading
- “put on a brave face”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “put on a brave face” in the Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
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