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take it on the chin

VERB
take
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accept go hold receive stand welcome
STRONG
abide accommodate bear brave brook contain experience hack stomach suffer swallow tolerate undergo weather withstand
WEAK
bear with give access go through grin and bear it hang in hang on hang tough let in live with put up with ride out stand for stick it out submit to take it take it lying down
Antonyms
STRONGEST
disagree refuse reject stop turn away
STRONG
disallow dodge shun
WEAK
abstain add avoid be honest be immune discontinue disenchant fail give keep lose maintain misconceive misunderstand offer repulse

Example Sentences

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“Any question, any criticism, any opinion, you have to take it on the chin today,” Arteta said after the game.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

"Bellingham is going to have to take it on the chin and just say 'ok, I'm going to have to change a little bit to fit in'."

From BBC • Nov. 16, 2025

So you’re gonna fail at some point and you just have to take it on the chin and find a way to just get better.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2024

"In the face of hurricane shocks, agricultural production in southern states like Florida will take it on the chin," he said.

From Salon • Oct. 24, 2024

His lawyer told him that he would probably get prison but, well, it wouldn't be that bad and he would just have `to take it on the chin'.

From Underground by Dreyfus, Suelette