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"To attempt to stay cheerful in a dire situation; to proceed with a task, ignoring an upcoming hazard, hoping for a good outcome."
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"word": "whistle Dixie"
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"sense": "to try to be cheerful in the face of one's fears",
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"sense": "to try to be cheerful in the face of one's fears",
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"sense": "to try to be cheerful in the face of one's fears",
"word": "zweckoptimistisch sein"
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"sense": "to try to be cheerful in the face of one's fears",
"word": "gute Mine zum bösen Spiel machen"
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"sense": "to try to be cheerful in the face of one's fears",
"word": "far buon viso a cattivo gioco"
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"roman": "duryeoumyeonseodo duryeopji aneun'geotcheoreom haengdonghanda",
"sense": "to try to be cheerful in the face of one's fears",
"word": "두려우면서도 두렵지 않은것처럼 행동한다"
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"sense": "to try to be cheerful in the face of one's fears",
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"word": "robić dobrą minę do złej gry"
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"sense": "to try to be cheerful in the face of one's fears",
"word": "manter as esperanças"
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"roman": "móre po koléno",
"sense": "to try to be cheerful in the face of one's fears",
"word": "мо́ре по коле́но"
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"sense": "to try to be cheerful in the face of one's fears",
"word": "poner buena cara"
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"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "kraki het xaġal",
"sense": "to ignore a bad situation",
"word": "կրակի հետ խաղալ"
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"sense": "to ignore a bad situation",
"word": "对着墓地吹口哨，指对恶劣的情况视而不见"
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "to ignore a bad situation",
"word": "lähteä soitellen sotaan"
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"sense": "to ignore a bad situation",
"word": "arriver comme une fleur"
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"sense": "to ignore a bad situation",
"word": "blauäugig sein"
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"roman": "igrátʹ s ognjóm",
"sense": "to ignore a bad situation",
"word": "игра́ть с огнём"
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"word": "hacerse el tonto"
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"To enter a situation with little or no understanding of the possible consequences."
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"sense": "to try to be cheerful in the face of one's fears",
"word": "对着墓地吹口哨，指在害怕时故作轻松"
},
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to try to be cheerful in the face of one's fears",
"word": "pitää päänsä pystyssä"
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"lang": "French",
"sense": "to try to be cheerful in the face of one's fears",
"word": "regarder ailleurs"
},
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"code": "de",
"english": "semantically close, but less idiomatic",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to try to be cheerful in the face of one's fears",
"word": "der Angst ins Gesicht lachen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to try to be cheerful in the face of one's fears",
"word": "die Angst weglachen"
},
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"code": "de",
"english": "more idiomatic, but usually referring to emotions other than fear",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to try to be cheerful in the face of one's fears",
"word": "zweckoptimistisch sein"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to try to be cheerful in the face of one's fears",
"word": "gute Mine zum bösen Spiel machen"
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{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to try to be cheerful in the face of one's fears",
"word": "far buon viso a cattivo gioco"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "duryeoumyeonseodo duryeopji aneun'geotcheoreom haengdonghanda",
"sense": "to try to be cheerful in the face of one's fears",
"word": "두려우면서도 두렵지 않은것처럼 행동한다"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to try to be cheerful in the face of one's fears",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "robić dobrą minę do złej gry"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to try to be cheerful in the face of one's fears",
"word": "manter as esperanças"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "móre po koléno",
"sense": "to try to be cheerful in the face of one's fears",
"word": "мо́ре по коле́но"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to try to be cheerful in the face of one's fears",
"word": "poner buena cara"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "kraki het xaġal",
"sense": "to ignore a bad situation",
"word": "կրակի հետ խաղալ"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to ignore a bad situation",
"word": "对着墓地吹口哨，指对恶劣的情况视而不见"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to ignore a bad situation",
"word": "lähteä soitellen sotaan"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to ignore a bad situation",
"word": "arriver comme une fleur"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to ignore a bad situation",
"word": "blauäugig sein"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "igrátʹ s ognjóm",
"sense": "to ignore a bad situation",
"word": "игра́ть с огнём"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to ignore a bad situation",
"word": "hacerse el tonto"
},
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to ignore a bad situation",
"word": "hacerse el sonzo"
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"word": "whistle past the graveyard"
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