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Italian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Literally, “to do good face at bad game”. Compare French faire bonne mine à mauvais jeu.
Verb
fàre buon viso a cattivo gioco (first-person singular present fàccio buon viso a cattivo gioco, first-person singular past historic féci buon viso a cattivo gioco, past participle fàtto buon viso a cattivo gioco, first-person singular imperfect facévo buon viso a cattivo gioco, second-person singular imperative fài buon viso a cattivo gioco or fà' buon viso a cattivo gioco, auxiliary avére)
- (idiomatic) to grin and bear it; to put a brave face on it