STIFF UPPER LIP

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Example:

the British like to keep a stiff upper lip

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("stiff upper lip" is a kind of...):

self-restraint; temperateness (exhibiting restraint imposed on the self)

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