take it on the chin
informalDefinition
› to accept unpleasant events bravely and without complainingTolerating and enduringCoping and not copingDealing with things or people
(Definition of take it on the chin from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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take each day as it comes/take it one day at a time idiom
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take first/second place idiom
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take five idiom
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take it from me idiom
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take it into your head to do sth idiom
- take it on the chin idiom
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take it out of sb phrasal verb
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take it/things easy idiom
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take its/a toll idiom
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take leave of your senses idiom
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take matters into your own hands idiom
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Synonyms and related words:
- bear with sb phrasal verb
- bearable adjective
- bide verb
- come to terms with sth idiom
- endurance noun
- pecker noun (STAY HAPPY)
- philosophical adjective
- put up with sth/sb phrasal verb
- resign yourself to sth phrasal verb
- ride sth out phrasal verb
- stand up to sth phrasal verb
- stew (in your own juice) idiom
- stick it out phrasal verb
- stomach verb
- sweat it out idiom
- tolerance noun (ABILITY TO DEAL WITH)
- tolerate verb (DEAL WITH)
- wait sth out phrasal verb
- weather the storm idiom
- withstand verb
Topic:
Tolerating and enduring
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