put on a brave face

1. see brave face.

Example Sentences

When she was discharged, she tried to put on a brave face for her medical care providers.

From Slate

He tried to put on a brave face, though he knew from his own near-death experiences with the Taliban that the situation was increasingly bleak.

From Salon

"There are times where you put on a brave face, you smile, you give the care that's right and when you leave the patient's home you go and talk to your colleagues or maybe shed a few tears," she says.

From BBC

Gottlieb put on a brave face, and coached a heckuva game as she led her team to next weekend’s Sweet 16 in Spokane, Wash. But it’s a Sweet 16 that has lost its flavor.

From Los Angeles Times

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage put on a brave face this week, as he sought to put a blazing row with one of the party's now suspended MPs behind him.

From BBC