Günün Deyimi: Put on a brave face

If you 'put on a brave face' it means...

Today's phrase

If you 'put on a brave face' it means you are trying to make people think that you are happy when in fact you are not.

Examples

Mary didn't get the promotion she was expecting. But she put on a brave face and went to the office party.

The athletes put on a brave face when they left the stadium, where the team had suffered its worst defeat in ten years.

Take note

The expression 'two-faced' is used to describe people who say pleasant things about someone when he/she is around - and bad things about the person when they are not there.

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Example: Frederick is two-faced. He keeps telling me he loves my work, while he says to my colleagues that he thinks I should be sacked.

Interesting fact

The Philippines - a Spanish colony for more than three centuries and named after a 16th Century Spanish king - was taken over by the US in the early 20th Century. Spanish and American influences remain strong, especially in terms of language, religion and government.

Türkçesi

Put on a brave face: Mutluymuş gibi davranmak, üzülmemiş numarası yapmak

Two-faced: İki yüzlü