- stiff upper lip
- noun Etymology: from the phrase keep a stiff upper lip Date: 1815 a steady and determined attitude or manner in the face of trouble • stiff-upper-lip adjective
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Stiff Upper Lip — Studioalbum von Veröffentlichung 28. Februar 2000 … Deutsch Wikipedia
Stiff Upper Lip — Студийный альбом AC/DC Дата выпуска 28 февраля 2000 года Записан сентябрь октябрь 1999 года The Warehous … Википедия
Stiff Upper Lip — Album par AC/DC Sortie 25 février 2000 Enregistrement Septembre Octobre 1999 Warehouse Studio Vancouver … Wikipédia en Français
Stiff Upper Lip — Álbum de AC/DC Publicación 28 de febrero de 2000 Grabación Septiembre–Octubre de 1999 en The Warehouse Studio en Vancouver Género(s) Hard rock, Blues Rock … Wikipedia Español
stiff upper lip — noun singular a quality of remaining calm and not letting other people see what you are really feeling in a difficult or unpleasant situation: Through all these tragedies he kept a stiff upper lip … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
stiff upper lip — (UK) If you keep your emotions to yourself and don t let others know how you feel when something bad happens, you keep a stiff upper lip … The small dictionary of idiomes
stiff upper lip — ► NOUN ▪ a quality of uncomplaining endurance … English terms dictionary
Stiff Upper Lip — This article is about the AC/DC album. For the idiom, see Stiff upper lip. For other uses, see Stiff upper lip (disambiguation). Stiff Upper Lip Studio album by … Wikipedia
stiff upper lip — noun self restraint in the expression of emotion (especially fear or grief) the British like to keep a stiff upper lip • Hypernyms: ↑self restraint, ↑temperateness * * * noun : a determined attitude or effort in the face of trouble usually used… … Useful english dictionary
Stiff upper lip — One who has a stiff upper lip displays fortitude in the face of adversity, or exercises self restraint in the expression of emotion. The phrase is most commonly heard as part of the idiom keep a stiff upper lip , and has traditionally been used… … Wikipedia
stiff upper lip — (UK) If you keep your emotions to yourself and don t let others know how you feel when something bad happens, you keep a stiff upper lip. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** If a person keeps a stiff upper lip, they contain their emotion… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
