to put a brave or good face on it

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• put a good face on something — I put a good (or brave or bold) face on something act as if something unpleasant or upsetting is not as bad as it really is he tried to put a good face on the financial picture II see face …   Useful english dictionary

• put — W1S1 [put] v past tense and past participle put present participle putting [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move to place)¦ 2¦(change somebody s situation/feelings)¦ 3¦(write/print something)¦ 4¦(express)¦ 5 put a stop/an end to something 6 put something into… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• face — I [[t]fe͟ɪs[/t]] NOUN USES ♦ faces (Please look at category 28 to see if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword.) 1) N COUNT: oft poss N Your face is the front part of your head from your chin to the top of your… …   English dictionary

• brave — [[t]bre͟ɪv[/t]] ♦♦♦ braver, bravest, braves, braving, braved 1) ADJ GRADED Someone who is brave is willing to do things which are dangerous, and does not show fear in difficult or dangerous situations. He was not brave enough to report the loss… …   English dictionary

• face — n. & v. n. 1 the front of the head from the forehead to the chin. 2 the expression of the facial features (had a happy face). 3 composure, coolness, effrontery. 4 the surface of a thing, esp. as regarded or approached, esp.: a the visible part of …   Useful english dictionary

• brave — Synonyms and related words: Achilles, Amazon, David, Hector, Roland, Samson, a man, abide, abide with, advantageous, affront, air serviceman, audacious, aweless, baffle, balk, banter, bear, bear with, beard, bell the cat, beneficial, bid defiance …   Moby Thesaurus

• brave — brave1 S3 [breıv] adj comparative braver superlative bravest [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: Old Italian and Old Spanish bravo brave, wild , from Latin barbarus; BARBAROUS] 1.) …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• brave — adj 1. courageous, valiant, valorous, heroic, heroical, hero like, stout hearted, lionhearted, iron hearted, great hearted; virile, manly, manful, gallant, chivalrous, chivalric; intrepid, fearless, dauntless, dreadless, aweless, nervy, Sl. gutsy …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• brave — 1 adjective /breIv/ 1 facing danger, pain, or difficult situations with courage and confidence: a brave cancer victim | It was very brave of you to tell her the truth. 2 very good: his original brave intentions | a brave attempt: Fran didn t win …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• My Brave Face — 7 sleeve Single by Paul McCartney from the album Flowers in the Dirt A side My Brav …   Wikipedia

• Gamera the Brave — is a tokusatsu kaiju film released in 2006, produced by Chiisaki Yusha tachi Gamera/Kadokawa Pictures. This is the 12th Gamera film and the first produced by Kadokawa Pictures after they purchased the Daiei Motion Picture Company, the original… …   Wikipedia