Put on a brave face idiom phrase informal
To try to act confident as if a problem does not worry you.
Jane's company is doing so badly that she thinks everyone will lose their jobs, but she is putting on a brave face for her team.
Mary tried to put on a brave face but it was impossible. She started crying uncontrollably in front of the entire staff.
To cope with difficulty optimistically.
Although my mother gets cancer, she is putting on a brave face.
I know he was concerned, but he really put on a brave face. I was impressed by that.
To keep optimistic or have hope that something positive will occur, but simultaneously prepare for a negative outcome
Have a very unrealistic and optimistic attitude to something, especially one's hopes for success
To maintain a positive and optimistic attitude or demeanor, especially in the face of hardship or adversity
1. To be too idealistic or optimistic, especially with regards to one's chances of success.
2. To be interested in cinema or theater, as well as everything connected to it.
The verb "put" should be conjugated according to its tense.
To be very wet
Because of forgetting bringing an umbrella, I look like a drowned rat when it rains.