Meaning:
Control one’s emotions; not give in to fear or grief
Examples:
- Then I was going to say keep a stiff upper lip.
- There's only one thing to do, Bertha... keep a stiff upper lip.
- Now, now, my dear, keep a stiff upper lip.
- The generation who fought the war had to keep a stiff upper lip and weather the storm.
- Joe was a good salesman. If he went through a bad patch, he'd say to himself, "Keep a stiff upper lip and weather the storm."