keep chin up
keep (one's) chin up
To improve one's mood, especially when sad or discouraged. Come on, the project was not a total failure—keep your chin up! Keep your chin up, honey—tomorrow's another day.
See also: chin, keep, up
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
keep one's chin up
Fig. to keep one's spirits high; to act brave and confident. Keep your chin up, John. Things will get better. Just keep your chin up and tell the judge exactly what happened.
See also: chin, keep, up
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
keep (one's) chin up
To be stalwart, courageous, or optimistic in the face of difficulty.
See also: chin, keep, up
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
- keep one's chin up
- keep your chin up
- keep (one's) chin up
- chin up
- keep (something) by
- keep by
- take (something) on the chin
- take it on the chin
- take on the chin
- take something on the chin