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on the chin

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"City are a top side and we have to take it on the chin today," Trippier added.

From BBC

She said: "I didn't think he had anybody else to talk to. I took it on the chin and then had nightmares about it."

From BBC

“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

"Any opinion you have to take it on the chin," he said.

From BBC

On the prospect of the rules changing before the start of the season, he said: "There is a governance process. And if that governance were to vote for an engine regulation change, you just have to take it on the chin."

From BBC