1. to be brave and not to complain when bad things happen to you or people criticize you.

Atkinson took it all on the chin, though some members of his team were very upset by the criticism they received.

2. to have a lot of bad things happen to you or to be criticized a lot.

The company has been taking it on the chin in recent months, but the future looks much brighter now and their sales are picking up.

• Use loaf.
• use something to good account
• use to good account
• use up
• use up something
• Use your loaf.
• usher in
• usher in something
• usher someone in
• vanish into thin air
• vanish off the face of the earth
• Variety is the spice of life.
• vent spleen
• vent your spleen
• verbal diarrhoea
• very much so
• very well
• vicious circle
• villain of the piece
• voice in the wilderness
• volte-face
• vote with feet
• vote with your feet
• vouch for
• vouch for something