Usually means: Endure adversity with stoic resilience.
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We found 13 dictionaries that define the word take it on the chin:

General (10 matching dictionaries)
  1. take it on the chin: Merriam-Webster
  2. take it on the chin: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. take it on the chin: Collins English Dictionary
  4. take it on the chin: Vocabulary.com
  5. take it on the chin: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. take it on the chin: Dictionary.com
  7. take it on the chin: Rhymezone
  8. take it on the chin: FreeDictionary.org
  9. take it on the chin: Mnemonic Dictionary
  10. take it on the chin: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. take it on the chin: Merriam-Webster Legal Dictionary

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. take it on the chin: Idioms

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. take it on the chin: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from WordNet (take it on the chin)

verb:  undergo failure or defeat


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