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Figure out yourself the answer. Here are the lyrics:

Well I was out on a drive On a bit of a trip Lookin' for thrills To get me some kicks Now I warn you ladies I shoot from the hip I was born with a stiff Stiff upper lip Like a dog in a howl I bite everything And I'm big and I'm drawl And I'll ball your thing I keep a stiff upper lip And I shoot from the hip I keep a stiff upper lip And I shoot And I shoot Shoot from the hip Yeah I shoot from the hip Now listen Well I'm workin' it out And I've done everything And I can't reform no Can you feel my sting Babe I keep a stiff upper lip And I shoot from the hip, yeah I keep a stiff upper lip And I shoot And I shoot And I shoot shoot shoot Shoot from the hip Well I'm out on the prowl And I'll ball your thing I got the teeth that'll bite you Can you feel my sting Babe I keep a stiff upper lip And I shoot from the hip I keep a stiff upper lip And I shoot shoot shoot from the hip I got a (stiff upper lip) Better believe me (stiff upper lip) Comin' down (stiff upper lip) (Stiff upper lip) Yeah I got a (stiff upper lip) Stiff upper lip Stiff upper lip I got a stiff upper lip I got a stiff upper lip Stiff upper lip Stiff upper lip And I shoot And I shoot And I shoot Shoot from the hip

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The phrase 'Stiff upper lip' means making the best of a bad situation, carrying on and basically being 'tough' about something. I have never heard the song so I can't explain that. Hope that helps.

BEING BRITISH-- NOT MAKING A FUSS--KEEPING ONES COOL WHEN ALL AROUND ARE LOSING THEIRS

If you ever notice someone who is whimpering or crying about a situation; their upper lip trembles.
By keeping a "stiff upper lip" they are not showing their opponent any indication of emotion or fear. Shows a brave front.

A simple answer .
It means keep your cool in a bad situation.
Basically it is a phrase used mainly in England,

i am english and the answers given are correct,it basically means not showing too much emotion in a stress full situation and whatever happens getting on with life

1st answer is correct. It's associated with the British, P.G. Woodhouse wrote a novel called "Stiff Upper Lip Jeeves" Googling tells me it originated in the U.S. I'm 58 It's a phrase I grew up with.

Could mean your a duck, if so I'd flip the bill..

Every answer above is almost correct. There's another expression stated "Loose lips sink ships". Figure that out.

Isn't it also a mocking expression for the "upper class english"? Perhaps when a person tries to fake it, he has a stiff upper lip.

At the time of writing this song, AC/DC played some concerts with the Rolling Stones. There is many fotos of Keith Richards having a stiff upper lip when playing guitar. Maybe this songtitel is a friendly grin from AC/DC to Keith. Perhaps. Only few people know.