Dansk ordbog
Rejseparlør
Rimordbog
Krydsogtværsordbog
English Dictionary
Sprogforum
English
Dansk (Danish)
Norsk (Norwegian)
Recent queries
Academic degree
Condylura
Smooth-shaven
Still
Precocious
Link
Knowledge base
Outfitting
West Virginia
English dictionary
Hint: Question mark (?) is a wildcard. Question mark substitutes one character.
English
noun
:
stiff upper lip
1.
stiff upper lip
(attribute)
self-restraint in the expression of emotion (especially fear or grief)
Samples
The British like to keep a stiff upper lip.
Broader (hypernym)
self-restraint
,
temperateness
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
Web design:
Orcapia v/Per Bang
. English edition:
Peter Jensen
.
2025
onlineordbog.dk