put on a brave face

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put on a brave face

verb puts on a brave face · putting on a brave face · put on a brave face

  1. idiomatic, informal, without object To behave in a brave or stoic manner. [You] put on a brave face, but the inside of your mind is on overdrive and your heart is full of fear and worry. You suddenly look at the people around you and see their pain so clearly.

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Françaisfaire bonne contenance
Русскийхрабри́ться xrabrítʹsja

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@misc{put_on_a_brave_face_2026,
  title = {put on a brave face},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/put%20on%20a%20brave%20face},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}