on the chin

Example Sentences

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“Any question, any criticism, any opinion, you have to take it on the chin today,” Arteta said after the game.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Any opinion you have to take it on the chin," he said.

From BBC

On the prospect of the rules changing before the start of the season, he said: "There is a governance process. And if that governance were to vote for an engine regulation change, you just have to take it on the chin."

From BBC

The man seemed to have his head on upside down; there was hair on the chin, but none on the head.

From Literature

"Sam is his own harshest critic. He takes it on the chin," Ortiz told AFP.

From Barron's