What is a brave face?

If you put a brave face on a bad situation or put on a brave face, you try not to show how disappointed or upset you are about the situation. In American English you can also say put on a good face. Friends will see you are putting on a brave face and might assume you've got over your grief.
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What mean is brave face?

Definition of put on a brave face

: to try to appear brave or calm She tried to put on/up a brave face/front despite the pain of the injury.
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What word means to put on a brave face?

take courage. grin and bear it (informal) look cheerful. keep your chin up (informal) not show your disappointment.
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What is the meaning of put up a brave front?

Definition of put up a good/brave front

: to hide one's true feelings, thoughts, etc. She put up a good/brave front, but I know she was very disappointed.
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What does straight face mean?

Definition of straight face

: a face giving no evidence of emotion and especially of merriment lied with a straight face. Other Words from straight face More Example Sentences Learn More About straight face.
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What is a serious face?

a serious or impassive facial expression that conceals one's true feelings about something, especially a desire to laugh.
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Does your face reflect your personality?

There is ample evidence that morphological and social cues in a human face provide signals of human personality and behaviour. Previous studies have discovered associations between the features of artificial composite facial images and attributions of personality traits by human experts.
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What does Taken at face value mean?

Definition of at face value

1 : for the price that is printed on something We bought the tickets at face value. 2 : as true or genuine without being questioned or doubted After all his lying, nothing he says now should be taken/accepted at face value.
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What does having a sharp tongue mean?

Definition of a sharp tongue

: a tendency to say very critical things to people.
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Can't keep a straight face meaning?

Definition of keep a straight face

: to not smile or laugh It was hard to keep a straight face with everyone else laughing.
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What does it mean to put up a facade?

A facade is the front of a building, or a kind of front people put up emotionally. If you're mad but acting happy, you're putting up a facade. This word has to do with the outer layer of something. One sense has to do with the front or outside of a building.
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What is putting up a front?

to take on a false or deceptive appearance. Though she put up a front, I could tell her feelings were hurt.
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What is the meaning of go a head?

to begin or continue with a plan or activity without waiting, esp. after a delay: The meeting will go ahead as planned. go-ahead. noun [ U ]
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What does taking a back seat mean?

Definition of take a back seat

: to have or assume a secondary position or status : to be or become less important, active, or powerful Howard loved directing "more than I even thought I would," and his acting career has taken a back seat ever since. —
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What does it mean when someone is unassuming?

Someone who is unassuming is quiet and shows no wish for attention or admiration: He was shy and unassuming and not at all how you expect an actor to be. Synonyms. bashful. coy (MODEST)
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What does make a scene mean?

Make a public disturbance or excited emotional display. For example, Joan made a scene when the restaurant lost her dinner reservation, or Ted made an uproar over losing his luggage. Make a scene was first recorded in 1831; the variant employs uproar in the sense of “a noisy commotion,” a usage first recorded in 1548.
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What does it mean to not see eye to eye?

to not agree with someone about something. The Prime Minister did not see eye to eye with him on this issue.
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What is a golden tongue?

: gifted with superior powers of utterance or persuasion : eloquent.
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What is feel blue meaning?

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To feel blue means to feel sad. Examples: I don't want to go out. Since my boyfriend left me I've been feeling blue. Don't feel blue.
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What is face value of a person?

to accept the impression that someone gives of themselves, even though this may be completely false. For a time I took him at face value.
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What does it mean to take with a pinch of salt?

to not completely believe something that you are told, because you think it is unlikely to be true: You have to take everything she says with a pinch of salt, because she tends to exaggerate.
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What makes a friendly face?

“A face that is open, smiling and turned straight toward the other person, where the lines are wrinkled around the eyes – that is a face that says, 'I feel safe and ready to be close to, and engage with you, and I am not a danger to you',” he explains.
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What makes an attractive female face?

Studies have shown that there is surprising agreement about what makes a face attractive. Symmetry is at the core, along with youthfulness; clarity or smoothness of skin; and vivid color, say, in the eyes and hair. There is little dissent among people of different cultures, ethnicities, races, ages and gender.
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What can you tell about a person by looking at them?

Here are the things you can tell just by looking at someone. As for personality, you can generally trust your gut when guessing extraversion, self-esteem, and religiosity. If you have a spontaneously taken photo of them you can add in agreeableness, emotional stability, openness, likability, and loneliness.
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