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take it on the chin
verb as in take
Strong matches
Example Sentences
"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."
"They can only show so much and they are creating an entertainment show so I just take it on the chin," he continues.
"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."
Rules are rules and you take it on the chin.
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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