| 单词 | stiff upper lip |
| 例句 | In other words, it’s time for me to wear a beauty-pageant smile while keeping a very stiff upper lip. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z The British magazine Chess relaxed its stiff upper lip, calling Bobby’s effort a game of “great depth and brilliancy.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z It’s now a matter of remaining calm and steadfast, of gritting our teeth and keeping a stiff upper lip! The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Acaster’s show, which toured New York several years ago but only became available for purchase on Vimeo recently, takes aim at England’s famously stiff upper lip. Can You Love a Stand-Up Special About Loathing? 2021-03-22T04:00:00Z According to old friends, Ms. Trump — who, along with her husband, declined repeated requests for an interview for this article — is keeping a stiff upper lip. Will Ivanka Trump Be the Most Powerful First Daughter in History? 2016-12-03T05:00:00Z But when the people who actually make movies began doling out prizes, like the Screen Actors Guild, they fell hard for the film with all the acting, fancy accents and British stiff upper lips. Film: Best Movie Query? You Win 2011-02-23T17:20:40Z I imagined Barnard would have let his stiff upper lip get in the way of such tomfoolery, so I laid down in the pillowy, fragrant barley and dedicated my angel to his guiding spirit. The Whisky Chronicles 2018-04-23T04:00:00Z Trade a stiff upper lip for a suitcase of gripes on an unabashed misadventure with the grumpy uncle of American travel writing. These epic travel disasters will take the edge off your wanderlust 2020-07-09T04:00:00Z Eventually, his stiff upper lip grows tiresome, and our hero’s slow road to redemption grows less important than the people and settings that surround him. ‘Luzzu’ Review: Capturing Culture on the Coasts of Malta 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z Among other attractions, this makes him an excellent candidate in whom to consider the warring passions of the English character: the stiff upper lip and the devil-may-care. How Sir Francis Drake and Queen Elizabeth I Made England a Global Power 2021-03-10T05:00:00Z Its bouncy tune — the musical equivalent of keeping a stiff upper lip — is offset by a message couched in words whose trill of nonchalance helps stanch the pain. Music Review: Channeling the Smart Set, but Hold the Snobbishness 2010-03-01T22:52:00Z But appropriately enough, he seems to keep a stiff upper lip. Heads Up: Where an Attaché Comes With the Room 2012-12-13T23:10:40Z The film gently suggests the all-encompassing power of love with characters who maintain a stiff upper lip. What to Stream on Valentine’s Day 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z Their sham populism is most evident in a ridiculous scene in which Churchill rides the London Underground and meets The People, a motley mass of stiff upper lips and brimming eyes. Review: ‘Darkest Hour,’ or the Great Man Theory of History (and Acting) 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z Today we look back smugly on the bad old days of the stiff upper lip when skeletons were kept firmly locked in their cupboards. Book reviews roundup: Family Secrets, A Hologram for the King and China's Silent Army 2013-02-08T18:50:01Z There was also the long shadow of the second world war – the bombsites, the violent explosions and unspoken psychological damage that lay behind the stiff upper lip which had made survival possible. Jon Savage on song: The Zombies ? Butcher's Tale (Western Front 1914) 2011-03-17T09:32:54Z The stiff upper lip of wartime is already being replaced by anomie and recrimination, and new plotlines revolve around displaced enemy soldiers and the bitterness of returning veterans. | 'Foyle?s War': ?Foyle?s War? Returns, Starring Michael Kitchen 2010-04-29T22:05:00Z The infamous British stiff upper lip is something Maté has watched with fascination over the years. How dealing with past trauma may be the key to breaking addiction 2018-11-24T05:00:00Z Meltdown festival On the other hand, witnessing her zigzagging moods is a little draining, and despite the evident sincerity, it's hard to not wish at times for a bit of stiff upper lip. Joan As Police Woman – review 2012-08-06T11:12:06Z Unable to maintain a stiff upper lip, she told her mom what was wrong. 'The Fault in Our Stars' adds new power to films' 'tear-jerker' label 2014-06-06T04:00:00Z It's not that she had a stiff upper lip; she's not allowed to emote when she learns of heartbreak in not allowed to show any emotion. "Mothering Sunday" director on challenging politics through intimacy: "Nudity levels out classes" 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z Laconic with a stiff upper lip, Link seems at first like a familiar character. ‘Wildhood’ Review: On the Road, Sorting Out Growing Up 2022-06-23T04:00:00Z You know, one of the things is the idea unmanliness, of men failing to do their duty, having a stiff upper lip, and sort of be basically military or patrician. The Kanye-Bowie connection: “It’s songs about fame and about decadence, about this dissolute life and how you’re quite unhappy” 2016-10-11T04:00:00Z The story’s moral is elusive — keep a stiff upper lip, look on the bright side or just hope mom will arrive, deus ex machina, to help you. These Kids Never, Never, Never Give Up 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z It’s that very British combination of nobility and the stiff upper lip – this enormous sense that emotion is deeply felt, but is managed rather than lived externally. Uplifting music, deep themes: Seattle Symphony to perform Elgar’s ‘Dream of Gerontius’ 2016-11-27T05:00:00Z It’s theatergoers in New York and Washington who are revealing the true stiff upper lips — if you could actually see them under their masks, which they wear as an absolute rule in most venues. Perspective | In London, the shows go on — but apathy is unmasked 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z Since the era of the Victorian stiff upper lip, there has been a sense that it’s shameful for a man to cry, that it’s too much an advertisement of his own self-interest. The Tears of Brett Kavanaugh 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z The television series, set in the early 20th century, ran from 2011-2015 and won numerous awards for its portrayal of the quintessentially British stiff upper lip. 'Downton Abbey' cast feeling the pressure ahead of movie 2019-09-09T04:00:00Z The uncomfortable truth is that stereotypical forms of masculinity – stiff upper lips, "laddishness" – are killing men. Suicide and silence: why depressed men are dying for somebody to talk to 2014-08-15T04:00:00Z Colman keeps a stiff upper lip, even as the role begins to shift out from under her. Review | The Charles and Diana saga weighs heavy on ‘The Crown,’ but Gillian Anderson’s Thatcher is a triumph 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z So it doesn't come naturally, all that wartime stiff upper lip? Sienna Miller: 'I've bought my freedom' 2011-03-08T21:30:01Z The show artfully employs the show-within-a-show trick and plays shamelessly to the gallery as it sends up Hannay's stiff upper lip heroics with a tongue-in-cheek playfulness. This week's new theatre 2013-01-19T05:59:01Z “I think I really tried to adopt this British sensibility of a stiff upper lip. I tried! I really tried. But I think what that does internally is probably really damaging.” How much did the British tabloids’ brutal coverage of Harry and Meghan impact their decision to ‘step back’? 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z As a very British sort of Briton, I have an affection for the stiff upper lip, the emotion unvoiced, the desire undeclared. By the Book: Ben Macintyre 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z What is likable about the memoir is Suchet's lack of a stiff upper lip. My Bonnie: How Dementia Stole the Love of my Life by John Suchet; and Keeper: Living with Nancy. A Journey Into Alzheimer's by Andrea Gillies 2010-06-12T23:06:00Z And you’re supposed to keep a stiff upper lip and soldier on. I’m successful but depressed 2013-05-02T00:00:00Z The motives of the characters – from Alec Guinness's archetypal stiff upper lip, Colonel Nicholson, to William Holden's jaded US Commander Shears and Jack Hawkins's enigmatic Major Warden – are not in the least straightforward. Digital technology rebuilds Bridge on the River Kwai 2010-10-15T09:55:00Z How does this fit in with the history of the stiff upper lip though? TV review: Ian Hislop's Stiff Upper Lip – An Emotional History of Britain; Cuckoo 2012-10-02T21:35:01Z So much for the famous British stiff upper lip. Dancing with the Stars Watch: The Last Dance 2012-05-23T12:00:48Z That fastidiousness and the idea of maintaining a stiff upper lip and a formality with every situation, even when things get really crazy and difficult to control. Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly on ‘Holmes & Watson’ and ‘Step Brothers’ 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z In “Brief Candle in the Dark,” his genial, vaguely remote bearing is a form of the proverbial stiff upper lip. Review: ‘Brief Candle in the Dark,’ by Richard Dawkins, Puts Intellect Over Intimacy 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z He met whatever Johnny Foreigner could throw at him with stiff upper lip and stiffer crease in his trousers, buoyed no doubt by the prospect of a multicultural legover during the final credits. My favourite film aged 12: You Only Live Twice 2020-04-13T04:00:00Z But just when all seems hopeless, these plucky British journalists decide to drop their stiff upper lips and fatalism about their futures and take things into their own hands. | 'Alphabetical Order': The Withering Heights and Depths of a Dying British Paper 2010-09-29T02:02:00Z But even “Nimrod” is so intimate, so intensely emotional — not what you think of, with the English character of the stiff upper lip. A Rare Performance of Elgar’s ‘Gigantic Work’ 2017-05-09T04:00:00Z Michael, floppy haired and wry, is a classically eccentric don with a very British stiff upper lip. Movie Review: ?The Lady? by Luc Besson, Set in Myanmar, Stars Michelle Yeoh 2012-04-10T22:15:52Z Mirren won praise for her turn as a monarch whose stiff upper lip hides a beating heart. Mirren to reprise Oscar-winning royal role 2012-09-21T16:49:13Z The German winds up with a scar on his forehead; Candy's wound is sustained on his stiff upper lip, henceforth covered by a prodigious moustache that gets progressively sillier. Good fellows: Martin Scorsese and Colonel Blimp 2012-10-28T13:00:01Z “God’s arm strike with us! ’tis a fearful odds,” Salisbury says with a stiff upper lip. What to Cook This Weekend 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z The Equalizer is a remake of the 80s TV series that starred Edward Woodward as a sort of refined Charles Bronson, taking out street scum with a Walther PPK and a stiff upper lip. The Equalizer review – Denzel Washington: ordinary guy, cool killer 2014-09-09T04:00:00Z The ballet is a salute to Britain, and Balanchine catches several layers of the British persona: reverence and irreverence, the stiff upper lip and the twinkling eye. Dance Review: New York City Ballet Erring on Side of Variety 2014-01-27T22:26:31Z Despite the explosion of online emotional sharing, Mike thinks that fundamentally, the British stiff upper lip remains embedded in our psyche. Why parents are getting angrier: ‘Children are bored out of their skulls with real life’ 2016-09-03T04:00:00Z Marvel at the stiff upper lips of Carson, the butler, and Mrs Hughes, the housekeeper, both locked to Downton – and to each other — by destiny. Have you been watching ? Downton Abbey? 2010-10-21T12:14:00Z Hinton points out that the word “endurance” has a particular connotation in Japanese culture, akin to “stiff upper lip”, with roots in the resilience required for post-second world war reconstruction. ‘So alien! So other!’: how western TV gets Japanese culture wrong 2019-10-29T04:00:00Z And all this with a stiff upper lip, though in minus 70C how could it be otherwise? 1912: The Year the World Discovered Antarctica by Chris Turney – review 2012-11-22T08:00:01Z Noah may keep a stiff upper lip, but he regards his life as something behind him. Review | Emma Donoghue’s ‘Akin’ sends an odd couple to France 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z “We were in shock. There were people crying. We were giving it our best stiff upper lip, for the British, but we were emotionally devastated.” March 12, 2020: The Night the City Sighed to Sleep 2021-03-11T05:00:00Z No great effects just unrelenting tension and lots of stiff upper lips. 'Parents sent me to therapy': you tell us the films that scarred you as kids 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z The stiff upper lip, if it ever existed, is gone. What's typically British now? Tears, tents and no spiders 2012-06-01T19:30:01Z There's a dignity to this way of life, and a bit of that stiff upper lip stereotype. Sounding off: London v New York 2013-05-05T12:32:00Z It was never going to be violent – it was gentlemanly, all stiff upper lip and respectful. The worst gig we ever played: musicians on their on-stage lows 2011-08-04T22:00:01Z Anna and Bates facing adversity with a stiff upper lip! 'Downton Abbey' trailer for Season 3 2012-08-15T18:10:49Z After dinner Ms. Stansell kept a stiff upper lip as her heels began to wear on her during their 40-block walk uptown before they parted and shared a quick kiss good night. After a Royal Wedding, Enter Her ‘Dutch Prince Charming’ 2020-10-02T04:00:00Z "It's very much having a stiff upper lip," she says. 'I wrote a play about my mental health struggles' 2023-08-28T04:00:00Z But she assumed that the stiff upper lip emblematic of elite British society would not make for a compelling documentary — too guarded, too interested in hagiography, too much of an all-around royal pain. Striving to Make Netflix’s Harry and Meghan Series ‘Personal and Raw’ 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z Anyone who has watched the many dramatizations of the queen’s life — including “The Crown” — or the coverage of her death is already well-versed in the problems of always maintaining a stiff upper lip. Review | Princess Diana confided in Andrew Morton. What more is there to divulge? 2022-11-13T05:00:00Z The book’s preface opens with a gentle mockery of the myth of Colditz, which locates all detainees’ “mustaches firmly set on stiff upper lips.” Review | A tale of WWII derring-do that reveals the humanity of its heroes 2022-09-26T04:00:00Z Britons also surprised themselves and the world, casting off their reputation as a nation of stiff upper lips, with a deluge of public tears over the death of Princess Diana in 1997. With its queen gone, Britain ponders how to discuss death 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z In the week after Diana’s death, a population known for keeping a stiff upper lip grieved in the most public settings. After the death of a renowned queen, life in London goes on 2022-09-12T04:00:00Z Steady as her ubiquitous profile on stamps and coins, the queen embodied the British stiff upper lip. Opinion | Queen Elizabeth II symbolized stability throughout her record-long reign 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z She joked about her husband's phone ringing, saying: "I could have killed him. People think the Queen is all stiff upper lip but she has a sense of humour." Queen makes surprise visit to open new Maidenhead hospice 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z He believes the authorities at the time had been showing "a sort of stiff upper lip as they thought it was right for families to just get on with their lives". Stillbirth: 'Finding my baby’s grave gave me comfort' 2022-05-12T04:00:00Z “Grave as Zelensky’s failure to reform Ukraine may be, in the midst of Putin’s intransigence and aggression, the president has shown a stiff upper lip.” Ukraine’s President Zelensky: In the streets of a war-rattled city, a hero is born 2022-02-26T05:00:00Z "We say we’re ‘fine’ and keep a stiff upper lip, but while it can be hard to speak out people, will listen and it does help." UK cop hikes 17 miles barefoot in rain to raise money for missing persons and mental health 2022-02-14T05:00:00Z We surely can’t afford to lose experienced women in the workplace, but one does rather miss the Brits’ famed stiff upper lip. Opinion | The latest special-interest category requiring workplace seminars: Menopause 2021-07-20T04:00:00Z It’s true that Stoicism is not just about keeping a “stiff upper lip.” Opinion | Readers critique The Post: This photo really needed some extra context 2021-06-18T04:00:00Z A year of stiff upper lips and Blitz spirit and singing happy birthday while washing hands, and not singing happy birthday when it's actually someone's birthday. 'A most unusual experience': A year of lockdown in London 2021-03-23T04:00:00Z The interview represented “an enormous clash of cultures and values, a clash of generations, a psychological clash between the stiff upper lip and the wobbly lower chin,” Lacey told the Guardian. Meghan and Harry’s interview with Oprah stunned. But it’s unlikely to change the British monarchy. 2021-03-08T05:00:00Z “My dad never talked about it. He kept a stiff upper lip.” Former head of anesthesiology at Alexandria Hospital dies of covid-19 2021-03-02T05:00:00Z It is a myth that the British are a nation of stiff upper lips. Capt. Tom Moore dies after covid diagnosis. The 100-year-old raised millions for Britain’s NHS. 2021-02-02T05:00:00Z “Beth Ann, you need to come home,” said my mother, a woman famous for her stiff upper lip. Perspective | As the pandemic raged, my independent mother’s memory worsened, her isolation increased — and I was far away 2020-12-11T05:00:00Z That you need to be strong and you need to face the world with a stiff upper lip, and that’s going to get everybody to … treat you with respect that you deserve. Thanking your therapist in a virtual Emmys speech amid a pandemic? That's peak 2020 2020-09-21T04:00:00Z "They are trying to get through, stiff upper lip. But as we get to some kind of normal, relationships will break down." Surge in couples splitting feared after lockdown 2020-07-17T04:00:00Z But Patrick can project a traditional stiff upper lip Brit while underneath being a very receptive and self-effacing and accessible guy, with a kind of American openness. 'He's so strapping and virile': Patrick Stewart at 80 – by Shatner, McKellen, Tennant and more 2020-07-09T04:00:00Z For some Britons, the stiff upper lip is starting to wobble. Virus spread puts UK’s stiff upper lip under growing strain 2020-03-10T04:00:00Z Bond, a man nursing a busted stiff upper lip, has his perfect musical foil. Brit awards 2020: follow the red carpet, winners and performances live! 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z He just felt like he needed to approach the world with a stiff upper lip and stoicism. Thanking your therapist in a virtual Emmys speech amid a pandemic? That's peak 2020 2020-09-21T04:00:00Z I really tried to adopt this British sensibility of a ‘stiff upper lip.’ Meghan Markle won’t be seen in the UK 'for a long time,' royal expert claims: 'Why would she come back now?' 2020-01-24T05:00:00Z The stiff upper lip in the face of the unknown strikes many as the appropriate British response. Boris Johnson’s win on Brexit brings brawling to an end 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z She had tried, she continued, to adopt the British attitude of the stiff upper lip, “but what that does internally is probably really damaging.” Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s Royal Flush 2020-01-10T05:00:00Z “I really tried to adopt this British sensibility of a ‘stiff upper lip,’” explained Markle. Prince William is ‘worried’ about Prince Harry, Meghan Markle after emotional documentary: report 2019-10-21T04:00:00Z For these Stoics, it is definitely “stiff upper lip’” and “keep on moving.” I interviewed people in their 80s about how they cope with aging. Here's what I learned 2019-09-15T04:00:00Z In fact, Tom is the first American Macfadyen’s played on television, and the actor, 44, seems delighted to leave the stiff upper lips behind. Matthew Macfadyen is as mortified by 'Succession' as you are 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z Even their unrivaled talent at keeping a stiff upper lip is being sorely tested. Opinion | Trump poses a test for the Brits’ stiff upper lip 2019-06-03T04:00:00Z According to William, British people tend to keep a stiff upper lip, as it’s known, rather than expressing themselves freely. Prince William says losing his mother Princess Diana at a young age was ‘a pain like no other pain’ 2019-05-20T04:00:00Z Our plucky heroine falls for a pilot, not a prince, while Brits endure the Blitz with stiff upper lips in Matthew Bourne’s “Cinderella.” Weekend Picks: Lunar New Year, Julia Sweeney, ‘Witness Uganda,’ and ‘Sleepless’ at the Music Center 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z I’m keeping a stiff upper lip about it. Why I’ve got the needle over the rise of Botox parties 2019-01-13T05:00:00Z Honberg said veterans are particularly unlikely to seek treatment — the “stiff upper lip” syndrome — and that he hopes that people begin seeking help sooner. Mental health experts declined to commit Thousand Oaks gunman Ian David Long after April disturbance - Los Angeles Times 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z But competitiveness gives way to stiff upper lip sorrow when the mission to the moon exacts a human toll in plane crashes and prelaunch accidents, triggering widespread criticism of the space program. Review: 'First Man,' starring Ryan Gosling as Neil Armstrong, thrills, moves and perplexes - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-09T04:00:00Z Amid anger, grief and uncertainty, there is deal of British stiff upper lip: Exclusive - Jumping ship: Brexit-hit EU staff ditch UK passports 2018-05-14T04:00:00Z Until then, the Nats’ manager smiles and the GM keeps a stiff upper lip. Perspective | For the Nationals, there’s no ill communication, just positivity run amok 2018-04-29T04:00:00Z They will be "thick-skinned" and have a "stiff upper lip". Harassment at the House of Commons 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z In modern times, the stiff upper lip has become anachronistic. 7 Moments That Shaped the President’s Role as Comforter-in-Chief 2017-10-09T04:00:00Z Most people are displaying a stiff upper lip. A Reporter’s Tale in Houston: When a Story Becomes Your Own Disaster 2017-08-27T04:00:00Z The nation of the stiff upper lip and of keeping calm found itself wobbling and weeping in public – and felt comfortable with it. The Guardian view on Diana, 20 years on: we remain a nation of royal voyeurs | Editorial 2017-08-26T04:00:00Z Maybe it was the persistent myth of the stiff upper lip but seeing a player moved to tears, to me, showed he cared more than anyone else. 'I know their vital stats, their romantic histories': how Sunderland AFC saved me 2017-08-19T04:00:00Z Her sister described her as “the personification of the stiff upper lip.” Patricia Knatchbull, a Grande Dame of Britain’s Elite, Dies at 93 2017-06-14T04:00:00Z There are reasons British people have a reputation for keeping stiff upper lips in times of crisis. Editorials from around Pennsylvania 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z Britain's famous stiff upper lip was on display. Britons will shake themselves off and pick a prime minister this week 2017-06-05T04:00:00Z A “stiff upper lip” first appeared in a Massachusetts newspaper in 1815. Ill-gotten gains – why Americanisms are a boon for the British 2017-05-16T04:00:00Z It was he who committed us to it, six weeks after Professor Mindell’s mother made me look to the sky with a stiff upper lip. ♦ Trying to Remember J.F.K. 2017-05-15T04:00:00Z The British "stiff upper lip" should not be allowed to endanger people's health, the Duke of Cambridge has said. Prince William says keeping a stiff upper lip can damage health - BBC News 2017-04-17T04:00:00Z The 32-year-old royal broke with his family’s “stiff upper lip” tradition and opened up in a Sunday podcast about his struggles with mental health that stemmed, in part, from Princess Diana’s sudden death in 1997. Prince Harry says he has been 'very close to a complete breakdown' 2017-04-17T04:00:00Z For Caro, she was trying to keep a stiff upper lip and even find some reason for optimism amid all the backlash. A music-less ‘Mulan’? It’s far from written in stone 2017-03-22T04:00:00Z Muirfield’s waiting list for membership stretches at least two years, so women will have to keep a stiff upper lip — there will be no line jumping for history’s sake. Muirfield’s Mulligan, Allowing Female Members, Is a Grudging Blow to Bigotry 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z You’d be wrong: A lot of riotous rhetoric sprang from those stiff upper lips. Q&A: Can America relearn civility from its founding fathers? 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z He told Calm that while there might be a time and a place for the "stiff upper lip", it should not be at the expense of people's health. Prince William says keeping a stiff upper lip can damage health - BBC News 2017-04-17T04:00:00Z It goes with the Victorian principle of the stiff upper lip, which applies to men who were bred in public schools to rule the empire. Grayson Perry: the watch, the tie, the tattoo? It's a man thing … 2016-10-29T04:00:00Z Keeping a stiff upper lip does more harm than good for the patient. Immunotherapy Offers Hope to a Cancer Patient, but No Certainty 2016-07-31T04:00:00Z He was very old-fashioned, very stiff upper lip. Bereavement: How do you help a child cope? - BBC News 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z Murray, now 29, is no Downton Abbey Briton, raised to handle the vagaries of the game of life with a stiff upper lip in the public eye. Andy Murray Beats Milos Raonic to Win Second Wimbledon Title 2016-07-10T04:00:00Z One of this country’s most prized attributes, its stiff upper lip in the face of adversity, had quivered nervously throughout the match. After Brexit, England’s Defeat by Tiny Iceland Crushes Stiff Upper Lips 2016-06-28T04:00:00Z Hollande tried to keep a stiff upper lip by saying in Paris that reforms are needed in the EU to move it forward: "Europe is a grand idea, not only a market." 'Brexit' shock waves rock Germany and the rest of Europe 2016-06-24T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, some expatriate Brits, true to type, are facing the referendum with their famously characteristic “stiff upper lip.” Brexit vote causing Europe to hedge economic bets 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z Having a stiff upper lip is required of politicians at this level. The Daily 202: Trump’s attacks on the GOP’s most prominent Latina, Susana Martinez, should alarm Republicans 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z When you are finally treated, it’s by a chap in a bowler hat with terrible teeth who prescribes a stiff upper lip and sends you home to die. Think the NHS is in poor health? Try being ill under the US system | Arwa Mahdawi 2016-05-03T04:00:00Z Not only are some children obliged to play contact sports at school, but they may also be participating in an environment that encourages a “stiff upper lip” when they are injured. Bang to rights 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z For some, illness is best faced in private with a stiff upper lip. First meeting of BBC 'Survivors' Club' - BBC News 2016-02-27T05:00:00Z “He didn’t share that. He’s part of the generation that, you don’t show your emotions, you grind through, stiff upper lip or whatever it is.” Donald Trump grilled on Iraq and Pope Francis in GOP town hall 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z The power of Keep Calm and Carry On comes from a yearning for an actual or imaginary English patrician attitude of stiff upper lips and muddling through. Keep Calm and Carry On – the sinister message behind the slogan that seduced the nation 2016-01-08T05:00:00Z But in the age of the Victorian stiff upper lip and British propriety, what was it that led them to embrace this bizarre world so wholeheartedly? Oh yes it is: Why pantomime is such a British affair - BBC News 2016-01-02T05:00:00Z Just as its people pride themselves on their—only partly imagined—“mustn’t grumble” stoicism, its leaders possess the institutional equivalent of the stiff upper lip: a preference for patching and fudging over abolishing and remaking. Bring on the tempest 2015-12-30T05:00:00Z Mum kept a stiff upper lip until we got to the airport where she crumbled slightly. Nick Frost: ‘When the end comes it’s horrible’ 2015-10-04T04:00:00Z His approach, which I had adopted, was to keep a stiff upper lip and not let anyone else be drawn into this with you. Ann Romney: How Mitt and I Coped With My MS Diagnosis 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z Austerity, however, could still bring to mind stiff upper lips and moral rectitude. The Tough Love of ‘Austerity’ 2015-08-04T04:00:00Z Once upon a time, we kept our stiff upper lips, and we kept online opinions stoically to ourselves. Navigating the potentially murky world of online reviews - BBC News 2015-06-22T04:00:00Z Players used to shooting 10 under par in tournaments are keeping a stiff upper lip. U.S. Open course is more like a geography course 2015-06-17T04:00:00Z He shot 71, with four birdies and three bogeys, but kept the usual stiff upper lip in his first event since the Ryder Cup. Michael Putnam leads Humana Challenge at 63 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z Early days, he kept saying, no problem, a bold display of a stiff upper lip. What does Beagle2 say about how we handle failure? 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z That sort of performative sadness is, somehow, wrong – we all indulged at the funeral, and now it’s time for the stiff upper lip. How should we deal with death in the social media age? 2014-10-17T04:00:00Z Consider it a win for the stiff upper lip. Aspirin and a stiff upper lip are best remedies for a broken heart 2014-09-24T04:00:00Z This is part of former coach Chip Kelly's "stiff upper lip" philosophy, but probably not very smart in the new playoff era. Arizona's last-gasp victory was in store for California 2014-09-21T04:00:00Z “His body is abstract now,” said Mr. Amels, maintaining a stiff upper lip. Teacher and Restaurateurs Were Flight 17 Victims 2014-07-20T04:00:00Z I do hope that the Earl of Grantham will, nonetheless, maintain a stiff upper lip. Emmy Nominations 2014: Benedict Cumberbatch Leads A British Invasion 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z The golfers are keeping a stiff upper lip so far, and why not? U.S. Open course's new look is ragged, and golfers may feel that way 2014-06-11T04:00:00Z For this generation there are no hang-ups about utilising a profession that some older players, all stiff upper lips and manly silences, would have swerved as instinctively as they would a bouncer. Bell adds 'mental method' to technical excellence 2013-10-23T06:39:57Z While these projects were soothing, her journal entries range from compassion and resolve to rage, expressed through gritted teeth and a classically British stiff upper lip. "My Resistance Was Useless" 2013-09-05T08:45:00Z The stiff upper lip was arguably indispensable in the 20th century. Viewpoint: Do suicidal adolescents receive enough support? 2013-06-12T01:22:57Z Similar sentiments appear in , the embodiment of the British stiff upper lip. US spy row pressure on ministers 2013-06-08T04:28:05Z All that stiff upper lip stuff and dressing for dinner in the jungle — a total lack of adaptability.” Getting rich off global warming 2013-05-05T11:00:00Z “The culture of the stiff upper lip may mean people are answering somewhat differently ... than they do in America,” he says, adding that Britons and Americans may define friends differently, too. Too much alone time can be deadly, study suggests 2013-03-29T05:29:27Z “For instance, the Brits’ culture of a “stiff upper lip” may mean people who live alone are less likely to admit to feeling lonely than are residents of the US.” Social Isolation, Not Just Loneliness, Could Shorten Your Life 2013-03-26T21:05:21Z The stiff upper lip is a deformity and it's causing so much damage. Viewpoint: Do suicidal adolescents receive enough support? 2013-06-12T01:22:57Z Subsequent generations, I believe, demand the full panoply of NHS services as of right; they are NOT the stiff upper lip brigade! Stiff upper lip 'harms cancer fight' 2013-01-30T02:52:28Z As a symbol of Englishness, the Anglican Church is, on the face of it, as anachronistic as warm beer, London fogs and the stiff upper lip. IHT Rendezvous: Archbishop Ranks as England's Top Non-Royal, in One of the World's Least Religious Countries 2012-11-09T14:11:22Z It was a rare show of vulnerability from a politician more usually inclined to a patrician stiff upper lip. Defining 'Conservative' in Britain and the U.S. 2012-10-10T20:05:39Z It took two bouts of surgery to fix the damage he caused by his stiff upper lip. Stiff upper lip: Your stories 2012-10-08T10:58:45Z In the aftermath of the carnage it seemed as though the stiff upper lip is finished for good. The end of the stiff upper lip? 2012-09-28T07:03:51Z “We’re trying to keep a stiff upper lip and every day just get a little bit further,” he said. A Year After Tropical Storm Irene, Hope and Uncertainty in Prattsville, N.Y. 2012-08-27T02:19:40Z Seven years previously, the country had lost its reputation for the stiff upper lip with the unprecedented displays around the funeral of Princess Diana. Take a Bow, London 2012-08-13T17:35:00Z Photograph: BBC "It's only two weeks" was 's stiff upper lip approach as the London 2012 Olympics opened on 27 July. Olympics TV coverage: ITV gave up the battle long ago 2012-08-09T14:02:53Z Our stiff upper lip seems to be something that gives us strength as a society when we most need it. Stiff upper lip: Your stories 2012-10-08T10:58:45Z The writer and historian AN Wilson says "the greatest factors in the development of the stiff upper lip were English public schools and Scottish Presbyterianism". The end of the stiff upper lip? 2012-09-28T07:03:51Z Stoicism was the order of the day and the British stiff upper lip stereotype seemed very much deserved. London 2012: Team GB medallists pay tribute to home crowd's support 2012-08-04T23:06:30Z A melange of manic cheerfulness, stiff upper lips, atrocious food, doodlebugs, and muddling through. 12 more British quirks in 212 words for 2012 visitors 2012-08-03T06:55:43Z After three days of stoic disappointment, played out with a stiff upper lip that Celia Johnson would have commended, the British were desperate for glory. Tom Daley and Peter Waterfield soar – then slip up 2012-07-30T20:00:47Z A stiff upper lip Absent A weather forecast A man was spotted among a herd of wild goats in Utah dressed in a goat suit. Quiz of the week's news 2012-07-26T23:01:27Z The story of the stiff upper lip is a remarkable one. The end of the stiff upper lip? 2012-09-28T07:03:51Z "It's far less hierarchical, far less stiff upper lip." Olympic torch relay sheds light on UK's unsung heroes 2012-07-19T23:06:01Z England captain Andrew Strauss will be keeping a stiff upper lip during the forthcoming Test series against South Africa. England v South Africa: key clashes in the first Test 2012-07-14T22:00:11Z All the while keeping a stiff upper lip. Mood at Manhattan Pub Sinks With Andy Murray’s Chances 2012-07-09T03:44:57Z One is expected to keep the stiff upper lip firmly in position. Quiet please! Wimbledon decorum adheres to tradition 2012-06-25T10:06:56Z Send us your examples of stiff upper lip using the form below. The end of the stiff upper lip? 2012-09-28T07:03:51Z It was hard lines, failing within sight of the goal; but the baronet kept a stiff upper lip. The Airship "Golden Hind" 2012-04-21T02:00:26.983Z The discipline of the stiff upper lip redeemed some of its harshness by coming to her rescue now. Second String 2012-02-11T03:03:54.390Z Phillips, the daughter of Princess Anne, held her tongue, at least publicly, and was anointed as “the patron saint of the stiff upper lip.” On Olympics: Rugby, the Royals and Unruly Behavior 2012-01-18T00:57:48Z Just sit tight and keep a stiff upper lip, and we’ll come through.” Bert Wilson at the Wheel 2012-01-14T03:00:19.827Z But in the meantime, he must be man enough to keep with a stiff upper lip a contract he ought never to have made. The Sailor 2011-12-03T03:00:11.697Z NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Three Connecticut money managers who won a $254 million lottery jackpot are keeping a stiff upper lip despite a claim they’re covering for the real winner who wants to stay anonymous. Conn. money managers who won jackpot keep quiet, even after claim real winner is someone else 2011-11-29T20:44:58Z The stiff upper lip which had been inculcated joined forces with the fastidiousness that had never been uprooted. Second String 2012-02-11T03:03:54.390Z I thought now the jig was mighty nigh up with me, but I determined to keep a stiff upper lip. A Narrative of the Life of David Crockett, of the State of Tennessee. 2011-11-07T02:00:17.560Z "What we have to do," he declared, "is to keep a stiff upper lip and fight it." Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford 2011-08-11T02:00:13.017Z That’s why “we’re trying to keep a stiff upper lip here and work with the facts and calm some frayed nerves,” he added. As stocks drop, some investors shop 2011-08-05T01:01:29Z “All the more reason why you should keep a stiff upper lip,” declared Mrs. Watson. Harry Watson's High School Days The Rivals of Rivertown 2011-06-16T02:00:20.053Z "Epigrammatic remark—Though somewhat down in the mouth he kept a stiff upper lip." Turns about Town 2011-05-13T02:00:09.213Z "Keep a stiff upper lip, Ted," was his greeting, as he unpacked a breakfast of sorts from various pockets. I Walked in Arden 2011-04-10T02:00:06.137Z I kept a stiff upper lip until I got home, then I broke down. All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart 2011-03-31T02:00:16.763Z The Japanese are particularly good at the stiff upper lip. Nuclear Power Runs Amok: Laurence Kotlikoff and Eugene Stanley 2011-03-21T23:03:15Z IPO market is trying to march ahead with a stiff upper lip. Mixed Message From U.S. IPOs 2011-03-20T19:48:06Z Here's a tip; Keep a good stiff upper lip; Needn't fall because you slip— Just be glad! Songs of the Prairie 2011-03-05T03:00:26.390Z In Britain's Age of Austerity, stiff upper lips are becoming flaccid, suddenly everyone on this island is passionate. Not so cool 2011-02-26T01:03:13Z So where did Britain's reputation for the stiff upper lip come from? Buttoned up 2011-02-16T03:38:49Z However, one’s got to keep a stiff upper lip, eh? Burning Sands 2011-01-17T03:00:53.930Z Bob says there wasn't a chance for them on the ship to lend us a hand, even if they wanted to, an' we must keep a stiff upper lip till the weather clears a bit. A Runaway Brig; or, An Accidental Cruise 2011-01-02T03:00:16.390Z The last thing the Americans wanted was aloofness, wry smiles and a stiff upper lip that were hallmarks of the Hayward riposte. Rolls-Royce and BP need to learn to say 'sorry' 2010-12-26T00:01:05Z The stiff upper lip with which Mr. Osborne delivered his call for sacrifice today in the House of Commons reinforces that point. In Britain, Keynesians Fall Out of Favor 2010-10-20T19:00:00Z Precisely the type of uptight Episcopalians who think that going to therapy is one step away from being institutionalised, my parents believe in a stiff upper lip and the power of the monogrammed note. Mum, Dad ? I need my old room back! 2010-10-01T23:05:00Z In his rare comments on the crisis, Sheikh Mohammed has maintained a stiff upper lip, saying the problem has been overcome. Special report: How Dubai got serious 2010-09-30T03:13:00Z Lewis’s “Mere Christianity,” but with a kind of stiff upper lip, as befits a man sent to boarding school when he was 7. Beliefs: Hitchens Brothers? Rift Starts With Religion 2010-07-30T17:02:00Z They are also most likely to live under stress while maintaining a stiff upper lip. Schumpeter: Mens sana in corporation sano 2010-07-08T11:50:00Z While many South Africans celebrated the victory over France and congratulated their team on its performance, there was not much stiff upper lip among the disappointed here. Diepsloot Journal: South African Soccer Pride Runs Dry Inside a Slum Tavern 2010-06-23T01:02:00Z But I thought the Brits were the ones with the long history and stiff upper lip. It'll always be "British Petroleum" to me 2010-06-15T01:01:00Z But I didn’t do no mournin’; I kept a stiff upper lip. Alec Lloyd, Cowpuncher The whole world likes a stiff upper lip, and the college world likes it best of all. The Seven-Branched Candlestick The Schooldays of Young American Jew Tell him to keep a stiff upper lip—that the devil takes care of his own. Bransford of Rainbow Range Originally Published under the title of Bransford in Arcadia, or, The Little Eohippus "Well, we are to lie low, then, and keep a stiff upper lip?" A Traitor's Wooing Oh, why, he said once that if I wanted to get on I must keep a stiff upper lip and mind my own affairs. The Crimson Sweater Keep a stiff upper lip, cheer up and have a drink. A Man in the Open Hence, when we would exhort to determined perseverance, we say, “Keep a stiff upper lip.” The Illustrated Self-Instructor in Phrenology and Physiology Keep a stiff upper lip and be careful what you say. Bransford of Rainbow Range Originally Published under the title of Bransford in Arcadia, or, The Little Eohippus Never mind, keep a stiff upper lip, old thing. Jacob's Ladder Any man, even a crook, ought to know when he is beaten, and take his punishment with a stiff upper lip. The Bartlett Mystery "I'll keep a stiff upper lip, but those are my sentiments and I guess I have company." Ancestors A Novel Keep a stiff upper lip, and do n't let the old man get in his bluff on you. Checkers A Hard-luck Story Don’t let’s forget that we’re scouts; and must keep a stiff upper lip whenever things turn out wrong. The Boy Scouts in the Maine Woods The New Test for the Silver Fox Patrol “You are one of those men who have the knack of keeping a stiff upper lip, but I know what you have suffered.” Jacob's Ladder Why, Nan," said the poor youth, keeping a stiff upper lip, because he recognized the signs of an approaching squabble, "I've told him. Old Crow "We got to keep a stiff upper lip, baby sister," she would say, with an encouraging pat. The Plow-Woman But he uttered never a whimper, and being the older he of course had to encourage Jacob to keep a stiff upper lip. Boys' Book of Frontier Fighters "I don't know that I should particularly care about that kind of life," said Mary, still coldly, but with a perceptible softening of her eye and relaxation of the stiff upper lip. Brooke's Daughter A Novel Aurora, who after the passing of years could think of these things without tears, yet in speaking of them to a sympathetic hearer had obvious difficulty in keeping a stiff upper lip. Aurora the Magnificent But I kept a stiff upper lip and work soon came, and I’ve never been so hard up since.” Modern Americans A Biographical School Reader for the Upper Grades She looked like a ghost—with a stiff upper lip. The Harbor But Little Fat Bear and Buck Elk encouraged the fellows to "keep a stiff upper lip," and take whatever came; then the Indians would respect them more. Boys' Book of Frontier Fighters Keep a stiff upper lip, and all will be well. The Trail of a Sourdough Life in Alaska "Keep a stiff upper lip, but don't speak unless you're spoken to, and then say as little as you can." Harper's Young People, April 6, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly Keep a stiff upper lip, lad, an' if the company gets the best of us, remember that Farley's isn't the only colliery in the middle field. Down the Slope We boys have been pretty tired, and sometimes Jesse has felt almost like crying, he was so played out; but we have all done the best we could to keep a stiff upper lip. Young Alaskans in the Far North Keep a stiff upper lip and first thing you know you'll have the laugh on mamma and papa. It, and Other Stories Well, good-bye, old chap; keep a stiff upper lip, and hope for the best; the truth is pretty sure to come out some day, somehow, and then they will be bound to reinstate you. Under the Ensign of the Rising Sun A Story of the Russo-Japanese War You'd better just keep a stiff upper lip and face the music. Masterpieces of Mystery In Four Volumes Detective Stories Keep a stiff upper lip, Mr. Spencer, you have really done splendidly.” Little Lost Sister So Pete and me goes off to school in the afternoon, and Pa says to Ma, 'Keep a stiff upper lip, Ma, the boys are all right,' he says, and I guess Pa knows. William Adolphus Turnpike A stiff upper lip, my gallant young gentleman. Blackbeard: Buccaneer And the one condition of not receiving any of that grace is to keep a stiff upper lip and a high head. Expositions of Holy Scripture Ephesians; Epistles of St. Peter and St. John Still, you will see the importance of keeping a stiff upper lip. The Path to Honour He saw another of Mary Randall’s aids come, linger about and go away; but remembering her advice about 309 keeping a stiff upper lip, he stayed on. Little Lost Sister But I think it will all come round right if we keep a stiff upper lip, and stand up for our rights. Down the Rhine Young America in Germany As my teacher and mentor, he kept a stiff upper lip in the face of the most outlandish disorders and the most all-pervasive ignorance. The Capgras Shift I could see you were getting pretty well pushed, although you have always kept a stiff upper lip. Edward Barry South Sea Pearler It is no wonder that she dreaded the thought of returning; it meant hard work to keep a stiff upper lip and to smile in spite of her heartache. Phyllis A Twin Keep a stiff upper lip, lad, and it'll all come out well. Darry the Life Saver The Heroes of the Coast Go and see him, and keep a stiff upper lip. Little Miss Grouch A Narrative Based on the Log of Alexander Forsyth Smith's Maiden Transatlantic Voyage Just you keep a stiff upper lip, Mary Rose. Mary Rose of Mifflin If Gloria did not mean resistance, then her Government ought certainly not to have kept such a stiff upper lip; and if Gloria did mean resistance was she strong enough to face her huge rival? The Dictator “Good-bye, my lads; but keep a stiff upper lip an’ you’ll do! Fritz and Eric The Brother Crusoes If you be an Englishman, show these Dons how an Englishman can hold up his head and keep a stiff upper lip.” Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess Now she found me chirpy, and with a stiff upper lip. Tom, Dick and Harry Keep a stiff upper lip—hold up your head—and you'll have all of 'em running after you like hens after corn 'fore you know it. One Woman's Life Keep a stiff upper lip, and if anybody comes to see you, don't talk too much. Branded She looked at me pityingly, and I felt exactly like Robinson Crusoe before he knew there was going to be a Friday; but, like him, I kept a stiff upper lip. Set in Silver I knew his trip was important, so I kept a stiff upper lip and said of course I wouldn't mind. The Prairie Wife I decided to maintain a stiff upper lip. Sixteen Months in Four German Prisons Wesel, Sennelager, Klingelputz, Ruhleben A stiff upper lip is what the world admires, and it will extend the hand of sympathy and help to the man who can wear it. Football Days Memories of the Game and of the Men behind the Ball Then he went soft again: "You keep a stiff upper lip, and we'll get you out of this if we have to retain every lawyer this side of New York!" Branded As soon as I am with you again it will be as if nothing had happened; and meanwhile I am going to keep a "stiff upper lip." Set in Silver She kept a stiff upper lip and her eyes were dry as they discussed the plans. Lucia Rudini Somewhere in Italy Up to this point I had successfully maintained a stiff upper lip and perfect composure. Sixteen Months in Four German Prisons Wesel, Sennelager, Klingelputz, Ruhleben I know what a hell it must have been, and the stiff upper lip was all on your side. His Second Wife But in spite of all efforts to keep a stiff upper lip, the night was wretched. The Enchanted Canyon The only thing to do is to keep a stiff upper lip and wait till the clouds roll by. The Skipper and the Skipped Being the Shore Log of Cap'n Aaron Sproul Go back there with a stiff upper lip and tell 'em you won't be bulldozed or hurried. The Clarion "Once I asked and asked about a stiff upper lip." The Poor Little Rich Girl "I would like to help you," he said, as he moved slowly towards the door, striving hard to keep the stiff upper lip Graeme had enjoined on him. Pearl of Pearl Island But Win had the feeling that a "stiff upper lip" was needed for the honour of England and the pluck of its womanhood. Winnie Childs The Shop Girl Keep a stiff upper lip; don't stop to think, and all will go well. All Aboard; or, Life on the Lake A Sequel to "The Boat Club" “Keep a stiff upper lip, Fred, and we will put you through all right,” said Sergeant Porter. The Soldier Boy; or, Tom Somers in the Army A Story of the Great Rebellion But you keep a stiff upper lip, my gal. Sheila of Big Wreck Cove A Story of Cape Cod He’s that gay afore me, an’ Phoebe keeps a stiff upper lip, tu; but I go up unexpected now an’ again an’ pop in unawares an’ sees the truth. Children of the Mist My advice to you, Ramsay, is to keep a stiff upper lip. Lippincott's Magazine Of Popular Literature And Science Old Series, Vol. 36—New Series, Vol. 10, July 1885 But the stiff upper lip was rather painfully lacking on that occasion. Charles Rex "Keep a stiff upper lip, boys; we're not far from camp now." Camp and Trail A Story of the Maine Woods Keep stiff upper lips and let 'em ask all they want to. The Khaki Boys over the Top Doing and Daring for Uncle Sam "Just keep a stiff upper lip and we'll come through this thing some way." The Boy Allies in the Balkan Campaign Or, the Struggle to Save a Nation "Keep a stiff upper lip, old chap," he urged gently. The Way of an Eagle It was pride that lifted her head above the choking dust of misfortune—arrogant, blind, magnificent human pride. " ...keep a stiff upper lip." The Blood Red Dawn For weeks some of them had been working under nervous pressure, keeping "a stiff upper lip" as it is called to all rumours of impending tragedy. The Soul of the War Keep a stiff upper lip and never say die, and all that, you know. The Half-Back Linda slowly turned her around, and as she faced the rock, "Squeeze tight against it shut your eyes, and keep a stiff upper lip," she cautioned. Her Father's Daughter It was one of the few ways out of the dismal existence that generations before him had tolerated with a stiff upper lip. Terminal Compromise: computer terrorism: when privacy and freedom are the victims: a novel But you must keep a stiff upper lip now. The Blood Red Dawn "Well, good-by, Uncle Tom; keep a stiff upper lip," said George. Uncle Tom's Cabin More than all this, he encouraged me to keep a stout heart and "stiff upper lip," assuring me that all would come right in the end. Jack in the Forecastle or, Incidents in the Early Life of Hawser Martingale "Keep a stiff upper lip and get your hand on some money to follow us." The Man in Gray President sends you his love and says keep stiff upper lip. Woodrow Wilson as I Know Him It takes a stiff upper lip, and a stiff conscience, and a stiff everything else to keep going out here! The Lady of the Decoration A stiff upper lip, as you call it here, is all very well to begin with. Erema — My Father's Sin The marine sergeants are generally tall fellows with unyielding spines and stiff upper lips, and very exclusive in their tastes and predilections. White Jacket or, the World on a Man-of-War Confident, however, that these would come ere long, I kept the stiff upper lip. Right Ho, Jeeves "It is," he replied, "'O Lord, give me a stiff upper lip.'" The Celtic Twilight Andy kept a stiff upper lip, though he felt that the world was slipping away from him. Andy the Acrobat I told him he mustn't do that—that his mother would never forgive him, and that he'd have to put on a stiff upper lip and go through with it. The Whistling Mother Look at the barons of the gun-room—Lieutenants, Purser, Marine officers, Sailing-master—all of them gentlemen with stiff upper lips, and aristocratic cut noses. White Jacket or, the World on a Man-of-War "Never mind; remember what I said before; you're in the right, so keep a stiff upper lip," returned Frank. Richard Dare's Venture But I kept a stiff upper lip and struggled up to Cincinnati, where I met with Coriander. Half-Hours with Great Story-Tellers His mother and I went over with him, and though the little fellow was brave enough to keep a stiff upper lip when we said good-by, I knew he was homesick, and so were we. The Romance and Tragedy Yes, keep a stiff upper lip, when goods were being sold at cost all around you! A Man of Samples Something about the men he met "On the Road" "Keep a stiff upper lip, Old Fellow, and give them the best you've got." Our Nervous Friends — Illustrating the Mastery of Nervousness You just keep a stiff upper lip, Freddie—and grow a little, of course—and it wouldn't surprise me in the least if you conquered the proud Miss Fairweather's haughty heart. Mr. Bingle A man may go pretty near through his whole sea-life without any call to show a stiff upper lip. Lord Jim They were generally young, wore the sword vertically and kept a stiff upper lip. The Physiology of Taste But we got to keep a stiff upper lip, old pal, you and me both. Merton of the Movies Brazen it out; keep a stiff upper lip, and Darrow will never know. A Rebellious Heroine Tell Orion to keep a stiff upper lip—when the worst comes to the worst I will come forward. Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 2 (1867-1875) She kept a stiff upper lip until she was alone, and then a troubled line grew in her forehead. Jewel Keep a stiff upper lip, and your hat on straight. Epistles from Pap: Letters from the man known as 'The Will Rogers of Indiana' Tact and a stiff upper lip is what you'll want; and you could bluff a little on the strength of your backing. Nostromo, a Tale of the Seaboard It may take a time, but if we keep a stiff upper lip we're bound to have the rebels whipped. The Path of the King I want you to keep a stiff upper lip, whatever happens. The Financier, a novel |
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