stiff upper lip
see keep a stiff upper lip.
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We’ve gathered some interesting words donated to English from Portuguese … as well as some that just don’t translate at all. Do you know what they mean?
Question 1 of 11
Which of the following animal names traces its immediate origin to Portuguese?
Words nearby stiff upper lip
stiff as a board, stiffen, stiffener, stiff-man syndrome, stiff-necked, stiff upper lip, stiffy, stifle, stifling, stigma, stigmasterol
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Example sentences from the Web for stiff upper lip
All in all, Bates strikes me as a good upstanding Englishman—the epitome of stiff-upper-lip resolve and restraint.
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