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take it on the chin

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"But I have to also be gracious, thank Jesse. I don't want to get used to it but I have to take it on the chin. It was more like, please, celebrate after the whistle."

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"They can only show so much and they are creating an entertainment show so I just take it on the chin," he continues.

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"It's a lot of points to lose so quickly and so easily. There's nothing I can control now, so I'll just take it on the chin and move on."

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Rules are rules and you take it on the chin.

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Let's see whether it turns out okay for him and Disney even though the news department takes it on the chin!

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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