Beginning
Stiff upper lip
Stiff upper lip noun - Self-restraint in the expression of emotion (especially fear or grief).
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Stiff Upper Lip: The Banks adults at the beginning of the film - they're so British that even Admiral Boom's daily cannon firings are only a cause of very mild alarm for the servants.
Source: Film / Mary Poppins
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