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Definition stiff upper lip in American English

stiff upper lip noun

[singular] noun
1

a quality of remaining calm and not letting other people see what you are really feeling in a difficult or unpleasant situation

Example

Through all these tragedies he kept a stiff upper lip.

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Definition stiff upper lip in American English