false bravado

Examples (10)

• His tough talk was just false bravado to hide his fear.
• I could see through his false bravado; his hands were trembling.
• The teenager's false bravado quickly disappeared when the police arrived.
• Many bullies operate from a place of deep insecurity, masked by false bravado.
• Was her confident speech just false bravado, or did she really believe in the plan?
• He walked onto the stage with a swagger that was pure false bravado.
• Beneath his usual false bravado, he was a very sensitive person.
• I put on a display of false bravado to convince my friends I wasn't scared of the rollercoaster.
• Despite the team's public display of false bravado, their private concerns about the upcoming match were obvious.
• If you rely on false bravado, people will eventually see your true insecurities.