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STIFF UPPER LIP
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Dictionary entry overview: What does stiff upper lip mean?
• STIFF UPPER LIP (noun)
The noun STIFF UPPER LIP has 1 sense:
1. self-restraint in the expression of emotion (especially fear or grief)
Familiarity information: STIFF UPPER LIP used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Self-restraint in the expression of emotion (especially fear or grief)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Context example:
the British like to keep a stiff upper lip
Hypernyms ("stiff upper lip" is a kind of...):
self-restraint; temperateness (exhibiting restraint imposed on the self)
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