HyperDic: stiff_upper_lip

English > 1 sense of the expression stiff upper lip:
NOUNattributestiff upper lipself-restraint in the expression / expression of emotion (especially fear or grief)
English > stiff upper lip: 1 sense > noun 1, attribute
Meaningself-restraint in the expression / expression of emotion (especially fear or grief).
Example"the British like to keep a stiff upper lip"
Broaderself-restraint, temperatenessExhibiting restraint imposed on the self

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