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keep one's chin up
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Idioms and Phrases
Be stalwart and courageous in a difficult situation, as in Don't let the loan officer intimidate you; keep your chin up , or Despite all the difficulty, he kept his chin up . This expression alludes to a posture of firm resolution. [First half of 1900s]Advertisement
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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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