put on a brave face
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Despite concerns for the future, long-suffering Cubans put on a brave face.
From Barron's
The family put on a brave face in public, with West insisting that the core of their relationship had not altered.
From BBC
Antanina said she had to put on a brave face in front of the children, but sometimes needed time alone to cry.
From Barron's
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
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