put on a brave face

Gottlieb put on a brave face, and coached a heckuva game as she led her team to next weekend’s Sweet 16 in Spokane, Wash. But it’s a Sweet 16 that has lost its flavor.

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage put on a brave face this week, as he sought to put a blazing row with one of the party's now suspended MPs behind him.

But before I do any of that, I will put on a brave face and go to one more farewell party for a dedicated but departing public servant.

There are many people who might try to put on a brave face but are hurting inside.

In the time since, and despite trying to “put on a brave face”, Monica said “life as I know it has stopped”