stiff upper lip | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)The quality of beingresoluteand showingself-restraint,stereotypicallyassociated with theBritish; especially askeep a stiff upper lip.1834,David Crockett,A Narrative of the Life of David Crockett,page130:I thought now the jig was mighty nigh up with me, but I determined to keep astiff upper lip.1899September –1900July,Joseph Conrad, chapter VI, inLord Jim: A Tale, Edinburgh; London:William Blackwood and Sons, published1900,→OCLC,pages71–72:A man may go pretty near through his whole sea-life without any call to show astiff upper lip.1959, “Stiff Upper Lip”, inElla Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook‎[2], performed byElla Fitzgerald:Stiff upper lip, stout fella. Carry on, old fluff. Chin up, keep muddling through.Stiff upper lip, stout fella, when the going’s rough. Pip pip to old man trouble and a toodle-oo too.[…]Stiff upper lip, stout fella, when you’re in the stew. Sober or blotto, this is your motto. Keep muddling through.1960,P[elham] G[renville] Wodehouse, “II AND XV”, inJeeves in the Offing, London:Herbert Jenkins,→OCLC:[...] Jeeves came in, bowler hat in hand, to say goodbye. A solemn moment, taxing our self-control to the utmost. However, we bothkept the upper lip stiff, and after we had kidded back and forth for a while he started to withdraw. [...] He poked his head round the tree as I arrived, and when I waved a cheery hand at him, waved a fairly cheery hand at me. Though I only caught a glimpse of him, I could see that hisupper lip was stiff.2005, Ben Wright, Michael Patrick Shiels,Good Bounces and Bad Lies, page39:In typical Britishstiff upper lipfashion, the tournament organizers expected us to play into, and through, the menacing weather.

Examples:

EN: No, sir. Keep a stiff upper lip.
ES: Debe ser fuerte.
EN: The kid's keeping a stiff upper lip, but, Vi, really he's all broken up about it.
ES: Mantiene la apariencia de valiente, Vi, pero está devastado.
EN: You don't have to keep a stiff upper lip with me. You know – Hey, listen.
ES: No es necesario que me guardes secretos conmigo.
EN: Keep a stiff upper lip, kid.
ES: Aguanta el tipo, chaval.
EN: So you just sit tight and keep a stiff upper lip.
ES: Así que tú no hagas nada y mantén la compostura.
EN: Gentlemen, a stiff upper lip is called for
ES: Señores, las circunstancias requieren sangre fría.
EN: You can't kiss with a stiff upper lip.
ES: - No puedo besarte a la vez.
EN: Keep a stiff upper lip, Father.
ES: Mantén la guardia, papá.
EN: Keep a stiff upper lip, old boy.
ES: Mantente fuerte, chico.
EN: Randolph. Now, Bertha, Bertha. We must keep a stiff upper lip.
ES: Debemos sobreponernos a la adversidad.
EN: There's only one thing to do, Bertha keep a stiff upper lip.
ES: sobreponernos a la adversidad.
EN: Now, now, Bertha. Keep a stiff upper lip.
ES: Hay que sobreponerse a la adversidad.
EN: Keep a stiff upper lip.
ES: Todo saldrá bien.
EN: I got awful wet. Another time, I kept a stiff upper lip for about a week.
ES: Tuve los labios tiesos por una semana.
EN: A stiff upper lip .. chin up.
ES: Aprieta los labios, sube la barbilla.

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