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take it on the chin

take it on the chin
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [teyk it on, awn stressed th ee chin]
    • /teɪk ɪt ɒn, ɔn stressed ði tʃɪn/
    • /teɪk ɪt ɒn ðə tʃɪn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [teyk it on, awn stressed th ee chin]
    • /teɪk ɪt ɒn, ɔn stressed ði tʃɪn/

Definitions of take it on the chin words

  • noun take it on the chin the lower extremity of the face, below the mouth. 1
  • noun take it on the chin the prominence of the lower jaw. 1
  • noun take it on the chin Informal. chin-up. 1
  • verb with object take it on the chin Gymnastics. to bring one's chin up to (a horizontal bar, from which one is hanging by the hands), by bending the elbows. to raise (oneself) to this position. 1
  • verb with object take it on the chin to raise or hold to the chin, as a violin. 1
  • verb with object take it on the chin Archaic. to talk to; chatter with. 1
See all 12 definitions of take it on the chin

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Origin of take it on the chin

First appearance:

before 1000
One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English; Old English cin(n); cognate with Dutch kin, German Kinn chin, Old Norse kinn, Gothic kinnus cheek, Latin gena, Greek génus chin, gnáthos jaw (see genial2, -gnathous), Sanskrit hanus jaw

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Parts of speech for Take it on the chin

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Take it on the chin

take it on the chin popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for take it on the chin

verb take it on the chin

  • grin and bear it — to suffer trouble or hardship without complaint
  • hacked — to place (something) on a hack, as for drying or feeding.
  • hacking — a rack for drying food, as fish.
  • hang in — to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
  • let in — to allow or permit: to let him escape.
All 6 Synonyms of take it on the chin

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