stiff upper lip
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He is also softening the stiff upper lip that once personified his family’s approach; William was filmed recently tearing up after talking to a woman whose husband had died by suicide.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 2026
“So many people do have this view that Harry should have had a stiff upper lip, that he should have grit his teeth and borne it,” Smith told me.
From Slate ● Jan. 14, 2023
Anyone who has watched the many dramatizations of the queen’s life — including “The Crown” — or the coverage of her death is already well-versed in the problems of always maintaining a stiff upper lip.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 13, 2022
Laconic with a stiff upper lip, Link seems at first like a familiar character.
From New York Times ● Jun. 23, 2022
In other words, it’s time for me to wear a beauty-pageant smile while keeping a very stiff upper lip.
From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed
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