KEEP ONE'S CHIN UP

Meaning of KEEP ONE'S CHIN UP in English

v. phr. To be brave; be determined; face trouble with courage. He didn't think that he would ever get out of the jungle alive, but he kept his chin up.

Compare: KEEP A STIFF UPPER LIP.

American idioms English vocabulary. Английский словарь американских идиом. 2012

KEEP ONE'S CHIN UP — don't worry much, do not lose hope; remain courageous in a troublesome situation
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
KEEP ONE'S CHIN UP — informal remain cheerful in difficult circumstances. → chin
Concise Oxford English vocab
KEEP ONE'S CHIN UP — {v. phr.} To be brave; be determined; face trouble with courage. * /He didn't think that he would ever get …
Slang English vocab
KEEP ONE'S CHIN UP — {v. phr.} To be brave; be determined; face trouble with courage. * /He didn't think that he would ever get …
Словарь английских идиом
KEEP ONE`S CHIN UP — be brave, be determined, face trouble with courage My brother is trying to keep his chin up even though he …
English Idioms vocab
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CHIN — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Chin Hills {{link=Chin dynasty">Chin dynasty Chin sha River
Английский словарь Британика
UP — I. (|)əp adverb Etymology: partly from Middle English up upward, from Old English ūp; partly from Middle English uppe on …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ONE — I. |wən adjective Etymology: Middle English oon, on, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHIN — I. ˈchin noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English cinn; akin to Old High …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
KEEP — — keepable , adj. — keepability , n. /keep/ , v. , kept, keeping , n. v.t. 1. to hold …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CHIN — /jin/ , n. 1. Also, Tsin . any of three dynasties that ruled in China, A.D. 265-316 (the Western Chin), …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CHIN — — chinless , adj. /chin/ , n. , v. , chinned, chinning . n. 1. the lower extremity of the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
UP — I. ˈəp adverb Etymology: partly from Middle English up upward, from Old English ūp; partly from Middle English uppe on …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ONE — I. ˈwən adjective Etymology: Middle English on, an, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
KEEP — I. ˈkēp verb ( kept ˈkept ; keep·ing ) Etymology: Middle English kepen, from Old English cēpan; perhaps akin to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CHIN — I. ˈchin noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English cinn; akin to Old High German kinni chin, Latin gena cheek, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UP — prep upon. 2. up ·adv aside, so as not to be in use; as, to lay up riches; put up …
Webster English vocab
KEEP — vt to have habitually in stock for sale. 2. keep ·noun that which is kept in charge; a charge. 3. …
Webster English vocab
KEEP — [keep] vb kept ; keep.ing [ME kepen, fr. OE cepan; perh. akin to OHG chapfen to look] vt (bef. 12c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CHIN — [chin] n [ME, fr. OE cinn; akin to OHG kinni chin, L gena cheek, Gk genys jaw, cheek] (bef. 12c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CHIN — group of tribes of Mongol origin, occupying the southernmost part of the mountain ranges separating Myanmar (Burma) from India. Their …
Britannica English vocabulary
UP — / ʌp; NAmE / adverb , preposition , adjective , verb , noun ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
KEEP — / kiːp; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( kept , kept / kept; NAmE /) STAY 1. to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHIN — / tʃɪn; NAmE / noun the part of the face below the mouth and above the neck —picture at face …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UP — I. up 1 S1 W1 /ʌp/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition , adjective 1 . TO A HIGHER POSITION towards …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ONE — I. one 1 S1 W1 /wʌn/ BrE AmE number 1 . the number 1: They had one daughter. one hundred …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
KEEP — I. keep 1 S1 W1 /kiːp/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle kept /kept/) [ Word Family: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CHIN — chin /tʃɪn/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: cinn ] 1 . the front part of …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
UP — adv., prep., adj., n., & v. --adv. 1 at, in, or towards a higher place or position (jumped up in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
CHIN — n. the front of the lower jaw. øchin-strap a strap for fastening a hat etc. under the chin. chin up …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
UP — adv., prep., adj., n., & v. adv. 1 at, in, or towards a higher place or position (jumped up in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONE — adj., n., & pron. adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CHIN — n. the front of the lower jaw. chin-strap a strap for fastening a hat etc. under the chin. chin up …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1. single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Oxford English vocab
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Oxford English vocab
CHIN — n. the front of the lower jaw. Phrases and idioms: chin-strap a strap for fastening a hat etc. under the …
Oxford English vocab
UP — I. PREPOSITION, ADVERB, AND ADJECTIVE USES The preposition is pronounced /ʌp/. The adverb and adjective are pronounced /ʌp/. Frequency: The …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE — ( ones) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. One is the number …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
KEEP — ( keeps, keeping, kept) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If someone …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHIN — ( chins) Your chin is the part of your face that is below your mouth and above your neck. ...a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CHIN — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES chiselled features/chin/mouth/nose etc ▪ his chiselled good looks cupping...chin ▪ Luke was sitting at his …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
KEEP — (STAY) [verb] [past:] kept - to (cause to) stay in a particular place or conditionI wish you'd keep quiet. [L …
Cambridge English vocab
CHIN — [noun] [C] - the part of a person's face below their mouthWhite bristles stick out from his unshaven chin.At the …
Cambridge English vocab
CHIN — n. T'ien chin Chin Hills Chin dynasty Chin sha River
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
UP — Synonyms and related words : above, abovestairs, access, accession, accretion, accrual, accruement, accumulation, add to, addition, advance, against, aggrandize, aggrandizement, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CHIN — See: KEEP ONE'S CHIN UP, STICK ONE'S NECK OUT or STICK ONE'S CHIN OUT, TAKE IT ON THE CHIN, UP …
Slang English vocab
CHIN — n. chin chin chin music chin up
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
CHIN — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ square ▪ chiselled/chiseled , pointed , pointy ▪ firm , jutting , strong ▪ non-existent , receding …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
UP — INDEX: 1. moving up to a higher place 2. looking, facing, or pointing upwards 3. to move upwards through the …
Longman Activator English vocab
KEEP — INDEX: to keep/continue to have 1. to keep something and not sell it or give or throw it away 2. …
Longman Activator English vocab
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Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
KEEP — v. 1 retain, hold, hang on to, preserve, conserve, have, save, maintain, control The difficulty is not in making money …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab

American Idioms English vocabulary

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