Emotions & feelings
put on a brave face
appear fine despite being upset
To act confident or cheerful even though you feel sad, worried, or upset.
Hear it in real life
She seemed calm at the funeral.
She was putting on a brave face.
He put on a brave face for the children after losing his job.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: She made a brave face.
Say: She put on a brave face.
The fixed expression uses the verb “put,” not “make.”
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
put on a brave face; be putting on a brave face
Your turn: say it out loud
He put on a brave face for the children after losing his job.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
put on a brave face
appear fine despite being upset
“He put on a brave face for the children after losing his job.”
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