充好汉 meaning in English

pose as a hero

They had to put up a bold front .
他们也只好硬充好汉。
Do you really want to go with me or are you just bluffing ?
你真的想跟我去还是在瞎充好汉？
What happened happened, and it was no good kicking against the pricks .
事已如此，硬充好汉也没用。
On the coldest nights babbitt luxuriously gave up the duty of being manly .
天气最冷时，巴比特也不充好汉了。