take it on the chin
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Suffer adversity or defeat, as in Paul really took it on the chin today when he got fired for missing a deadline. This idiom alludes to taking a physical blow on the chin. [First half of 1900s]
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Words nearby take it on the chin
take issue with, take it, take it easy, take it from here, take it from me, take it on the chin, take it or leave it, take it out of one, take it out on, take its toll, take it upon oneself
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