take it on the chin

take it on the chin
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1)

He felt dazed and groggy like a boxer who has taken a hard one on the chin — У него все поплыло перед глазами как у боксера, который пропустил сильный удар в челюсть

2)

He took it on the chin like the man he is — Он стойко выдержал этот удар судьбы

He must have felt acutely disappointed when his job went to another man, but he never said a word - he took it right on the chin — Возможно, что в глубине души он был раздосадован, когда его работу поручили другому человеку, но не сказал ни слова, даже глазом не моргнул

They laid some rude chops on him but he took it on the chin — Они осыпали его грубыми насмешками, но он даже бровью не повел

3) AmE

He took it on the chin in the last stock market crash — Последствия последнего краха на бирже были для него ужасными

I always end up taking it on the chin — Больше всего достается мне

Why do I have to take it on the chin for something I didn't do? — Почему я должен отвечать за то, что я не делал?


Новый англо-русский словарь современной разговорной лексики. - М.:«Русский язык-Медиа» . . 2003.

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  • take it on the chin — {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To be badly beaten or hurt. * /Our football team really took it on the chin today. They are all bumps and bruises./ * /Mother and I took it on the chin in the card game./ 2. To accept without complaint something bad that… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • take it on the chin — {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To be badly beaten or hurt. * /Our football team really took it on the chin today. They are all bumps and bruises./ * /Mother and I took it on the chin in the card game./ 2. To accept without complaint something bad that… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • take something on the chin — informal phrase to accept something unpleasant in a brave way without complaining You have to take it on the chin and come back fighting. Thesaurus: to be patient, and to not complain too muchsynonym Main entry: chin …   Useful english dictionary

  • take it on the chin — If you take something on the chin, something bad happens to you and you take it directly without fuss …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • take it on the chin — ► take it on the chin informal accept misfortune stoically. Main Entry: ↑chin …   English terms dictionary

  • take it on the chin — verb undergo failure or defeat • Hypernyms: ↑fail, ↑go wrong, ↑miscarry • Verb Frames: Somebody s * * * phrasal : to undergo complete defeat, failure, or frustration : endure punishment …   Useful english dictionary

  • take it on the chin — AND take it on the nose 1. tv. to stand up to something adverse, such as criticism. □ They laid some rude chops on him, but he took it on the chin. □ I knew he could take it on the nose. 2. tv. to receive the full brunt of something. □ …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • take it on the chin —    If you take something on the chin, something bad happens to you and you take it directly without fuss.   (Dorking School Dictionary)    ***    When you take it on the chin, you are brave and accept adversity, criticism or defeat without… …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • take\ it\ on\ the\ chin — v. phr. informal 1. To be badly beaten or hurt. Our football team really took it on the chin today. they are all bumps and bruises. Mother and I took it on the chin in the card game. 2. To accept without complaint something bad that happens to… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • Take it on the chin —   If you take something on the chin, something bad happens to you and you take it directly without fuss …   Dictionary of English idioms

  • take something on the chin — informal to accept something unpleasant in a brave way without complaining You have to take it on the chin and come back fighting …   English dictionary


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