put on a brave face

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put on a brave face

to act confident in a difficult situation put up a brave front The engineers have put on a brave face, saying the telescope can easily be repaired.

Usage notes: sometimes used in the form put a brave face on something: She puts a brave face on everything, but you know that she is worried.

See also: brave, face, put

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The star put on a brave face despite begging the public to stop voting for her to do the tasks. Katie quits the jungle; WORLD TODAY by Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England) CAPTION(S): * GOOD GUY: Gareth Southgate put on a brave face. I'm sure he knew that time was up by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England) Chancellor Alistair Darling put on a brave face but what is now the longest British recession since records began in 1955 is a blow. The worst now over by The Mirror (London, England)			put in the way of put in touch with put into effect put into order put into power put into practice put into service put it on the line put lead in pencil put life on the line put mind at ease put mind at rest put mind to put mind to it put money on put money up put money where mouth is put neck on the line put nose in put nose out of joint put nose to the grindstone put oar in put off stride put off the scent put off the track put on a brave face put on a front put on a pedestal put on airs put on an act put on hold put on ice put on paper put on the cuff put on the dog put on the map put on the shelf put on the spot put on the street put on weight put one at ease put one foot in front of the other put one in place put one off stride put one on guard put one on honor put one through paces put oneself out put out a warrant put out feelers put out of			put oar put oar put oar put oar in put off put off put off put off put off a decision Put Off Everything Tomorrow's Saturday put off stride put off stroke put off the evil hour put off the evil hour put off the evil hour put off the scent put off the scent put off the scent put off the scent put off the track put off the trail put off their stroke put off their stroke put off their stroke put off their stroke put off to a future time put on put on put on put on put on a brave face put on a false front put on a firm basis put on a front Put on A Happy Face put on a pedestal put on airs put on airs put on an act put on an act put on board put on deceitfully put on display Put on File put on guard put on hold put on ice Put on Left put on notice put on notice put on notice put on notice put on notice put on one’s guard put on paper put on paper put on payroll Put on Production put on record put on sale put on speed

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