keep a stiff upper lip keep a lid on sth Learn the meaning and origin of the phrase 'keep a stiff upper lip', which means to remain resolute and unemotional in the face of adversity. Find out how this expression became symbolic of the British and when it first appeared in print
an apple a day keeps the doctor away “Ait a happle avore gwain to bed, An’ you’ll make the doctor beg his bread; or as the more popular version runs: An apple a day Keeps the doctor away.” Apples have a good claim to promote health. They contain Vitamin C, which aids the immune system, and phenols, which reduce cholesterol
keep a lid on Learn the meaning and usage of the idiom keep a lid on something, which means to control the level of something in order to stop it increasing. See examples, synonyms, translations and related words
