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stiff upper lip
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" Stiff Upper Lip " is a 1937 song composed by George Gershwin , with lyrics by Ira Gershwin . It references the British expression ' Stiff upper lip '. It was introduced by Gracie Allen in the 1937 film A Damsel in Distress . The song is the occasion for ...
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n. self-restraint in the expression of emotion (especially fear or grief); "the British like to keep a stiff upper lip"
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n. (context idiomatic English) The quality of being resolute and showing self-restraint, stereotypically associated with the British; especially as ''keep a stiff upper lip''.
Usage examples of stiff upper lip.
With that thought, David realized he was closer to understanding the British stiff upper lip than he'd imagined.
With that thought, David realized he was closer to understanding the British stiff upper lip than he’.
Awake or asleep, he remembered Lucy's tears, Danny's quivering attempt at a stiff upper lip.
He was the kindof Englishman one used to see in old war movies, Trevor Howard or Michael Redgrave, who hid any emotion behind a clipped voice, a stiff upper lip and sangfroid.
I told Fotherwick-Botts to give him a lecture on the stiff upper lip and biting the bullet.
On this occasion especially it is necessary to display a stiff upper lip and &mdash.
I was in complete control of myself until Alice Framington-French said she soooo admired Ramses for keeping a stiff upper lip after his tragic loss, and I said we all missed Maude, we had been very fond of her, and she said, well, but that was a bit different, wasn't it, and really couldn't I persuade Ramses it was time he settled down and stopped breaking hearts, that was a sister's role, wasn't itoh, but of course he wasn't really my brother, was he, and then she and Sylvia Gorst exchanged one of those looks .