chin up

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English

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Etymology

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Ellipsis of keep one's chin up.

Phrase

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chin up

  1. (colloquial) Be happy; cheer up.
    Chin up: it’s your birthday.

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Verb

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chin up (third-person singular simple present chins up, present participle chinning up, simple past and past participle chinned up)

  1. (intransitive) To face a situation cheerfully or with confidence.
    You'll have to chin up to get through this.