She tried to 'put on/up a brave face/front' [=she tried to appear brave or calm] despite the pain of the injury.
The company was slow to enter the 'brave new world' of computer technology.
I had to 'brave the elements' [=go out in bad weather] to get to work.
(..) I was thinking only of the poor Krakatoan. Like you'd make this donation for bucks... ...and I'd start tearing my clothes off? Those brave Krakatoans... ...east of Java... ...who sacrificed so much, for so long. Now you're being audited because of it. (..)1991 TvShow: Seinfeld Title: The Truth Season: 3 Episode 2