TAKE IT ON THE CHIN


Meaning of TAKE IT ON THE CHIN in English

v. phr. , informal 1. To be badly beaten or hurt. Our football team really took it on the chin today. They are all bumps and bruises. Mother and I took it on the chin in the card game. 2. To accept without complaint something bad that happens to you; accept trouble or defeat calmly. A good football player can take it on the chin when his team loses.

American idioms English vocabulary.      Английский словарь американских идиом.