"put on a brave face" meaning in English

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          "english": "be confident about (something bad)",
          "word": "put a brave face on"
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          "ref": "(Can we date this quote?), Jeanine Patten-Coble, Struck by Hope: The True Story of Answering God’s Call and the Creation of Little Pink Houses of Hope, Read the Spirit Books, →ISBN:",
          "text": "[You] put on a brave face, but the inside of your mind is on overdrive and your heart is full of fear and worry. You suddenly look at the people around you and see their pain so clearly.",
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        "To behave in a brave or stoic manner."
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        "(informal, without object) To behave in a brave or stoic manner."
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          "word": "grin and bear it"
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          "word": "whistle in the dark"
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          "word": "esittää rohkeaa"
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          "roman": "xrabrítʹsja",
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          "word": "храбри́ться"
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