KEEP A STIFF UPPER LIP

Meaning of KEEP A STIFF UPPER LIP in English

be brave, face trouble bravely The prisoners tried hard to keep a stiff upper lip in spite of the hardships of the prison.

English idioms vocab. Словарь английских идиом и выражений. 2012

KEEP A STIFF UPPER LIP — v. stand proud, behave in a conceited manner
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
(KEEP) A STIFF UPPER LIP — to keep calm and hide your feelings when you are in pain or in a difficult situation
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
KEEP A STIFF UPPER LIP — {v. phr.} To be brave; face trouble bravely. * /He was very much worried about his sick daughter, but he …
Slang English vocab
KEEP A STIFF UPPER LIP — KEEP CONTROL OF ONESELF, not show emotion, appear unaffected; informal keep one's cool. 2192; headword
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
KEEP A STIFF UPPER LIP — {v. phr.} To be brave; face trouble bravely. * /He was very much worried about his sick daughter, but he …
Словарь английских идиом
KEEP A STIFF UPPER LIP — do not cry, do not be afraid When Arthur left Tag, Dad said, "Keep a stiff upper lip, Dear."
English Idioms vocabulary
KEEP A STIFF UPPER LIP — v. phr. To be brave; face trouble bravely. He was very much worried about his sick daughter, but he kept …
American Idioms English vocabulary
KEEP A STIFF UPPER LIP — 1) проявлять твердость характера 2) сохранять присутствие духа; держаться молодцом
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
KEEP A STIFF UPPER LIP — 1) проявлять твердость характера 2) сохранять присутствие духа; держаться молодцом
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
KEEP A STIFF UPPER LIP — держаться молодцом, проявлять твердость характера, сохранять присутствие духа
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
KEEP A STIFF UPPER LIP — держаться молодцом, проявлять твердость характера, сохранять присутствие духа
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
KEEP A STIFF UPPER LIP — 1) проявлять твердость характера 2) сохранять присутствие духа; держаться молодцом
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
KEEP A STIFF UPPER LIP — 1) проявлять твердость характера 2) сохранять присутствие духа; держаться молодцом
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
KEEP A STIFF UPPER LIP — 1) проявлять твердость характера 2) сохранять присутствие духа; держаться молодцом
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
UPPER — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Upper Avon Upper Volta Upper Canada
Английский словарь Британика
UPPER — I. ˈəpə(r) adjective Etymology: Middle English, from uppe up + -er — more at up 1. : relatively high in …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STIFF — I. ˈstif adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English stif, from Old English stīf; akin to Middle Dutch stijf stiff, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LIP
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
UPPER — (comp.) Being further up, literally or figuratively; higher in place, position, rank, dignity, or the like; superior; as, the upper …
Английский словарь Webster
UPPER — ( comp. ) Being further up, literally or figuratively; higher in place, position, rank, dignity, or the like; superior; as, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
UPPER — upper 1 /up"euhr/ , adj. 1. higher, as in place, position, pitch, or in a scale: the upper stories of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
STIFF — — stiffish , adj. — stiffly , adv. — stiffness , n. /stif/ , adj., stiffer, stiffest , n., adv., …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LIP — — lipless , adj. — liplike , adj. /lip/ , n., adj., v., lipped, lipping . n. 1. either of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
KEEP — — keepable , adj. — keepability , n. /keep/ , v. , kept, keeping , n. v.t. 1. to hold …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
UPPER — I. ˈə-pər adjective Etymology: Middle English, comparative of up (II) Date: 14th century 1. a. : higher in physical position, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STIFF — I. ˈstif adjective Etymology: Middle English stif, from Old English stīf; akin to Middle Dutch stijf stiff, Latin stipare to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LIP — I. ˈlip noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English lippa; akin to Old High German leffur lip and probably to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
KEEP — I. ˈkēp verb ( kept ˈkept ; keep·ing ) Etymology: Middle English kepen, from Old English cēpan; perhaps akin to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UPPER — noun the upper leather for a shoe; a vamp. 2. upper (·comp) being further up, literally or figuratively; higher in …
Webster English vocab
STIFF — superl harsh; disagreeable; severe; hard to bear. 2. stiff ·superl firm; strong; violent; difficult to oppose; as, a stiff gale …
Webster English vocab
LIP
Webster English vocab
KEEP — vt to have habitually in stock for sale. 2. keep ·noun that which is kept in charge; a charge. 3. …
Webster English vocab
UPPER — [up.per] adj [ME, compar. of [2]up] (14c) 1 a: higher in physical position, rank, or order b: farther inland "the …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
STIFF — [stiff] adj [ME stif, fr. OE stif; akin to MD stijf stiff, L stipare to press together, Gk steibein to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LIP — [lip] n [ME, fr. OE lippa; akin to OHG leffur lip and prob. to L labium, labrum lip] (bef. 12c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
KEEP — [keep] vb kept ; keep.ing [ME kepen, fr. OE cepan; perh. akin to OHG chapfen to look] vt (bef. 12c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
UPPER — upper BrE AmE ˈʌp ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ upper|s z ▶ ˌ upper ˈ case ◂ BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LIP — lip BrE AmE lɪp ▷ lipped lɪpt ▷ lipping ˈlɪp ɪŋ ▷ lips lɪps ▶ ˈ lip gloss BrE AmE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
UPPER — / ˈʌpə(r); NAmE / adjective , noun ■ adjective [ only before noun ] 1. located above sth else, especially …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STIFF — / stɪf; NAmE / adjective , adverb , noun , verb ■ adjective ( stiff·er , stiff·est ) DIFFICULT TO …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LIP — / lɪp; NAmE / noun 1. [ C ] either of the two soft edges at the opening to the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
KEEP — / kiːp; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( kept , kept / kept; NAmE /) STAY 1. to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UPPER — I. up ‧ per 1 W2 /ˈʌpə $ -er/ BrE AmE adjective [only before noun] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
STIFF — I. stiff 1 S3 /stɪf/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative stiffer , superlative stiffest ) [ Word Family: noun : …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LIP — lip S3 W2 /lɪp/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: lippa ] 1 . [countable] one of …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
KEEP — I. keep 1 S1 W1 /kiːp/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle kept /kept/) [ Word Family: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
UPPER — adj. & n. --adj. 1 higher in place; situated above another part (the upper atmosphere; the upper lip). 2 higher …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
STIFF — adj. & n. --adj. 1 rigid; not flexible. 2 hard to bend or move or turn etc.; not working freely. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LIP — n. & v. --n. 1 a either of the two fleshy parts forming the edges of the mouth-opening. b a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
KEEP
Английский основной разговорный словарь
UPPER — adj. & n. adj. 1 higher in place; situated above another part (the upper atmosphere; the upper lip). 2 higher …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
STIFF — adj. & n. adj. 1 rigid; not flexible. 2 hard to bend or move or turn etc.; not working freely. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LIP — n. & v. n. 1 a either of the two fleshy parts forming the edges of the mouth-opening. b a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
KEEP
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
STIFF — adj. & n. --adj. 1. rigid; not flexible. 2 hard to bend or move or turn etc.; not working freely. …
Oxford English vocab
LIP — n. & v. --n. 1. a either of the two fleshy parts forming the edges of the mouth-opening. b a …
Oxford English vocab
KEEP
Oxford English vocab
UPPER — Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. You use upper to describe something …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STIFF — ( stiffer, stiffest) 1. Something that is stiff is firm or does not bend easily. His waterproof trousers were brand …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
KEEP — ( keeps, keeping, kept) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If someone …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STIFF — (~er, ~est) 1. Something that is ~ is firm or does not bend easily. His waterproof trousers were brand new …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
UPPER — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES an upper/lower limit (= the highest/lowest amount allowed ) ▪ There is no upper …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
STIFF — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a severe/stiff/heavy/tough/harsh penalty ▪ There were calls for stiffer penalties for killers of police …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary

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