put up a (brave or good) front
put up a (brave or good) front {v. phr.}
To act courageously, even though one is actually afraid.
When Joe was taken in for his open heart surgery, he put up a brave front, although his hands were shaking.
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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms
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