A STIFF UPPER LIP

Meaning of A STIFF UPPER LIP in English

See keep a stiff upper lip

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

A STIFF UPPER LIP — a quality of uncomplaining stoicism. → stiff
Concise Oxford English vocab
A STIFF UPPER LIP — (See keep a stiff upper lip)
English Idioms vocab
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
LIP
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
STIFF — (SEVERE) [adjective] -er, -est - severe; difficult to deal with or doI think that rapists should be given a stiff …
Cambridge English vocab
LIP — (BODY PART) [noun] [C] - (the area around) one of the two narrow delicate pieces of flesh which form the …
Cambridge English vocab
UPPER — n. Upper Avon Upper Volta Upper Canada
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
UPPER — Synonyms and related words : Benzedrine, Benzedrine pill, C, Dexamyl, Dexamyl pill, Dexedrine, Dexedrine pill, Methedrine, a cut above, above, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
LIP — See: BUTTON ONE'S LIP or ZIP ONE'S LIP, HANG ON THE WORDS OF or HANG ON THE LIPS OF, KEEP …
Slang English vocab
UPPER — n. upper class upper crust upper hand upper story
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
UPPER — n. 25B6; adjective the upper floor : HIGHER, superior; top. the upper echelons of the party : SENIOR, superior, higher-level, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
STIFF — n. 25B6; adjective stiff cardboard : RIGID, hard, firm, inelastic, inflexible. a stiff paste : SEMI-SOLID, viscous, viscid, thick, stiffened, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
UPPER — adj. 1 higher (up), loftier, topmost, more elevated, uppermost Air is less dense in the upper parts of the atmosphere …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
STIFF — adj. 1 firm, rigid, inelastic, unbending, inflexible, hard, unbendable, tough, solid, solidified, stiffened, unyielding, brittle The table napkins were so …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
LIP — See: BUTTON ONE'S LIP or ZIP ONE'S LIP, HANG ON THE WORDS OF or HANG ON THE LIPS OF, KEEP …
Словарь английских идиом
UPPER — 1. прил. 1) верхний; высший, наивысший upper crust Upper House upper servants upper storey upper ten 2) горн. восстающий (о …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
STIFF — 1. прил. 1) а) прям. перен. тугой, негибкий, неэластичный, жесткий The man loves her yoni fiercely with big lingam, the …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LIP — 1. сущ. 1) губа to escape one's lips ≈ сорваться с языка to lick one's lips ≈ облизывать губы to …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
UPPER — upper.ogg 1. ʹʌpə n 1. обыкн. pl передок ботинка 2. обыкн. pl гетры, гамаши 3. разг. верхнее место ( в …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
STIFF — stiff.ogg 1. stıf n сл. 1. 1> вексель 2> поддельная банкнота 3> поддельный чек 2. тайное письмо; секретное послание; записка, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
LIP — lip.ogg 1. lıp n 1. губа the upper the lower lip - верхняя нижняя губа to curl one's lip - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
LIP — 1) губа, скос 2) выступ; фланец; край; кромка 3) режущая кромка; режущее ребро ( сверла, шнекового бура ) 4) выходная …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
LIP — 1) губа, скос 2) выступ; фланец; край; кромка 3) режущая кромка; режущее ребро (сверла, шнекового бура) 4) выходная часть (носка водосливной плотины) 5) метал. …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
UPPER — 1) верх обуви 2) верхний 3) верховой 4) высший • at the upper right — вверху справа essential upper bound — существенная верхняя грань essential upper gage …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
STIFF — 1) жесткий 2) жесткостный 3) малоподвижный 4) негибкий 5) неупругий 6) сильный 7) трудный • stiff differential equation — уравнение дифференциальное жесткое - stiff algebra - stiff building - stiff chain - …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
LIP — 1) бровка 2) въездной 3) губа • - dipper lip - drop lip hook - insole lip - lip angle - lip microphone - overflow lip - pouring lip
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь

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