"put a brave face on" meaning in English

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          "text": "Nevertheless De Comines put a brave face on the matter, and told the council that he had already received information of the league and had sent dispatches to his master on the subject. 'After dinner,' continues De Comines, […]",
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        "To present oneself as calm, confident, or untroubled in the face of difficulty, disappointment, fear or adversity."
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        "(idiomatic) To present oneself as calm, confident, or untroubled in the face of difficulty, disappointment, fear or adversity."
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          "word": "stiff upper lip"
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          "word": "put on a brave face"
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