put a brave/good/positive face on ◊ To put a brave/good/positive face on something or to put the best face on something is to talk about it or describe it in a way that makes it seem as good as possible.勇敢对待；对…泰然处之；善处（困境） -
She can put a positive face on the worst situations.在最恶劣的处境下，她也会泰然处之。 -
He was disappointed by the results of the election, but tried to put the best face on the situation by saying he had come closer to winning than people expected.他对选举结果感到失望，但仍试图掩饰处境，称自己的表现比人们所预期的要好。 |