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stiff upper lip
adjective as in imperturbable
noun as in determination
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All in all, Bates strikes me as a good upstanding Englishman—the epitome of stiff-upper-lip resolve and restraint.
If his goal was to lose his stiff upper lip, he has done some of that.
He countered with a classic British defense: the stiff upper lip.
Bekase yere good stuff, an kept a stiff upper lip an stayed wid the game when others would have give it up, beaten.
"Keep a stiff upper lip, Ted," was his greeting, as he unpacked a breakfast of sorts from various pockets.
Epigrammatic remark—Though somewhat down in the mouth he kept a stiff upper lip.
The only thing to do is to keep a stiff upper lip and wait till the clouds roll by.
I knew his trip was important, so I kept a stiff upper lip and said of course I wouldn't mind.
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On this page you'll find 94 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to stiff upper lip, such as: assured, complacent, composed, cool, cool as cucumber, and disimpassioned.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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