“Put a brave face on it”
Feelings意味
動揺したり恐れたりしているにもかかわらず、明るく自信に満ちた様子を見せる。
English: To appear cheerful or confident despite feeling upset or afraid.
例文
例文
1 / 2“He put a brave face on it after hearing that his contract would not be renewed.”
契約が更新されないと聞いて動揺していたにもかかわらず、彼は明るく振る舞おうとした。
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.
契約が更新されないと聞いて動揺していたにもかかわらず、彼は明るく振る舞おうとした。
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?
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- What does "Put a brave face on it" mean?
- "Put a brave face on it" means 動揺したり恐れたりしているにもかかわらず、明るく自信に満ちた様子を見せる。.
- 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.