keep one's 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
Be stalwart and courageous in a difficult situation, as in Don't let the loan officer intimidate you; keep your chin up, or Despite all the difficulty, he kept his chin up. This expression alludes to a posture of firm resolution. [First half of 1900s]
See also: chin, keep, up
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
- keep 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