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Meanings of upper lip in English

Superior lip.

Usage of upper lip in English
1
It brings people a new hope, less of a stiff upper lip.
The Guardian
2
Renshil licked his upper lip nervously when he saw the new dice.
The river kings' road
3
Her eyes glittered; her upper lip was lifted, and shewed the teeth.
The Were-Wolf
4
One is expected to keep the stiff upper lip firmly in position.
Reuters
5
The upper lip was of a Grecian shortness and the corners descending.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" ...
6
Remember you are in the right, and keep a stiff upper lip.
Richard Dare's Venture; Or, Striking Out for Himself
7
She felt and heard the satisfactory crunch just above his upper lip.
Star trek: terok nor: dawn of the eagles
8
The upper lip of the Scotchman was a straight line of resolution.
Man-Size
9
The upper lip projected two inches beyond the lower for this purpose.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 09, July, 1858 / A Magazine...
10
A thin line of perspiration covered the area above his upper lip.
The kommandant's girl
11
Again, that English insistence on stiff upper lip, pretending nothing is wrong.
A duty to the dead
12
The nose, and the curve of the upper lip were absolutely Cyril's.
The Old Wives' Tale
13
She stuck her tongue out on her upper lip in peasant bashfulness.
Villa Elsa / A Story of German Family Life
14
If I concentrated, I hardly noticed the line of his upper lip.
A kiss of shadows
15
Against it the dark down on her upper lip looked like dirt.
The Judge
16
She still thought his bare upper lip looked odd with the beard.
The great hunt
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United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common
Australia
Common
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