Antonyms for take it on the chin
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : chin |
| Phonetic Transcription : tʃɪn |
Definition of take it on the chin
Origin :- Old English cin, cinn "chin" (but in some compounds suggesting an older, broader sense of "jawbone"); a general Germanic word (cf. Old Saxon and Old High German kinni; Old Norse kinn; German Kinn "chin;" Gothic kinnus "cheek"), from PIE root *genu- "chin, jawbone" (cf. Sanskrit hanuh, Avestan zanu- "chin;" Armenian cnawt "jawbone, cheek;" Lithuanian žándas "jawbone;" Greek genus "lower jaw," geneion "chin;" Old Irish gin "mouth," Welsh gen "jawbone, chin").
- As in take : verb endure
Synonyms for take it on the chin
- abide
- accept
- accommodate
- bear
- bear with
- brave
- brook
- contain
- give access
- go
- go through
- grin and bear it
- hack
- hang in
- hang on
- hang tough
- hold
- let in
- live with
- put up with
- receive
- ride out
- stand
- stand for
- stick it out
- stomach
- submit to
- suffer
- swallow
- take it
- take it lying down
- take it on the chin
- tolerate
- undergo
- weather
- welcome
- withstand
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