Brave
Brave verb - To oppose (something hostile or dangerous) with firmness or courage.
Keep
Keep verb - To mark with an appropriate practice, rite, or ceremony.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Anticlimax even asks Asterix to "Be brave and keep a stiff upper lip" when the Romans capture Obelix.
Source: Stiff Upper Lip -
But it's the people who are destructible and know it, and keep on going, who are truly brave.
Source: Film / Angus -
Brave Police J-Decker follows their adventures as they work to keep Japan (and sometimes the world) safe.Tropes: All There in the Manual: It exists as an official manga.
Source: Anime / Brave Police J-Decker
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