痩せ我慢

やせがまん【痩せ我慢】

¶その子はケーキを食べたかったが～した

The boy really wanted to eat the cake but he was too proud to say so. 自尊心が強すぎて言えなかった

¶～して強がる

whistle in the dark.

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やせがまん【痩せ我慢】

false [sham] courage; strained endurance.

～する endure sth from [for the sake of] pride; grin and bear.

●寒いのにやせ我慢して薄着で出かけたら風邪を引いた. Feigning indifference to the cold, he went out dressed lightly but caught a cold.

・お父さんたらやせ我慢してる. ほんとは寂しいくせに. Father is too proud to admit it, but he's actually lonely.

●あの男はやせ我慢が強い. He never says die.

●「別に痛くないよ」「やせ我慢にも程がある. どうしてこんなになるまで放っておいたんだ」 “It doesn't particularly hurt.”―“There's a limit to endurance. Why did you neglect it until it got this bad?”

●やせ我慢を言わずに, その金は借りておけ. だれでも苦しい時はあるものだ. Just pocket your pride and borrow the money. There are hard times for everyone.