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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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, idiomatic
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To enter a situation with little or no understanding of the possible consequences.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, idiomatic
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Antonyms: none provided
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Across languages
Translations
24 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
对着墓地吹口哨,指在害怕时故作轻松
— to try to be cheerful in the face of one's fears
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Finnish:
pitää päänsä pystyssä
— to try to be cheerful in the face of one's fears
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French:
regarder ailleurs
— to try to be cheerful in the face of one's fears
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German:
der Angst ins Gesicht lachen
— to try to be cheerful in the face of one's fears
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German:
die Angst weglachen
— to try to be cheerful in the face of one's fears
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German:
zweckoptimistisch sein
— to try to be cheerful in the face of one's fears
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German:
gute Mine zum bösen Spiel machen
— to try to be cheerful in the face of one's fears
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Italian:
far buon viso a cattivo gioco
— to try to be cheerful in the face of one's fears
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Korean:
두려우면서도 두렵지 않은것처럼 행동한다
(duryeoumyeonseodo duryeopji aneun'geotcheoreom haengdonghanda)
— to try to be cheerful in the face of one's fears
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Polish:
robić dobrą minę do złej gry
— to try to be cheerful in the face of one's fears
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Polish:
zrobić dobrą minę do złej gry
— to try to be cheerful in the face of one's fears
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Portuguese:
manter as esperanças
— to try to be cheerful in the face of one's fears
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Russian:
мо́ре по коле́но
(móre po koléno)
— to try to be cheerful in the face of one's fears
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Spanish:
poner buena cara
— to try to be cheerful in the face of one's fears
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Armenian:
կրակի հետ խաղալ
(kraki het xaġal)
— to ignore a bad situation
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Chinese Mandarin:
对着墓地吹口哨,指对恶劣的情况视而不见
— to ignore a bad situation
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Finnish:
lähteä soitellen sotaan
— to ignore a bad situation
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French:
arriver comme une fleur
— to ignore a bad situation
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German:
blauäugig sein
— to ignore a bad situation
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Italian:
andare a passeggio su un campo minato
— to ignore a bad situation
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Polish:
igrać z ogniem
— to ignore a bad situation
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Russian:
игра́ть с огнём
(igrátʹ s ognjóm)
— to ignore a bad situation
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Spanish:
hacerse el tonto
— to ignore a bad situation
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Spanish:
hacerse el sonzo
— to ignore a bad situation
