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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
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