“Put a brave face on it”
Feelingsالتعريف
أن تبدو مبتهجاً أو واثقاً رغم شعورك بالضيق أو الخوف.
English: To appear cheerful or confident despite feeling upset or afraid.
أمثلة
أمثلة
1 / 2“He put a brave face on it after hearing that his contract would not be renewed.”
حاول أن يبدو مبتهجاً رغم شعوره بالضيق بعد سماعه أن عقده لن يتم تجديده.
Use this idiom in context
Restore the missing expression using the meaning above. Keep the rest of the sentence unchanged.
He _____ after hearing that his contract would not be renewed.Compare with the original example
He put a brave face on it after hearing that his contract would not be renewed.
حاول أن يبدو مبتهجاً رغم شعوره بالضيق بعد سماعه أن عقده لن يتم تجديده.
Write a two-line conversation using “Put a brave face on it”. Make the situation clear enough that a reader can infer the meaning. Then replace the idiom with a plain-English explanation: does your conversation still mean the same thing?
Check the expression in a dictionaryالأسئلة المتكررة
- What does "Put a brave face on it" mean?
- "Put a brave face on it" means أن تبدو مبتهجاً أو واثقاً رغم شعورك بالضيق أو الخوف.
- How do you use "Put a brave face on it" in a sentence?
- Example: "He put a brave face on it after hearing that his contract would not be renewed."
- Should I interpret "Put a brave face on it" word for word?
- Understand the expression as a whole. Use the definition and example to learn its meaning rather than translating each word separately.