keep your chin up
Meaning: to remain optimistic; to stay courageous during difficulty.
Language: English
Literally: to keep your chin up
Category: Body & Senses
Origin: Posture indicating confidence; lowered chin shows sadness or defeat.
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- white as a sheet — extremely pale; shocked or frightened.
- sharp as a tack — intelligent; quick-witted; keen-minded.
- pull someone's leg — To joke or tease someone by telling them something untrue.
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More English idioms
- the real McCoy — the genuine article; something authentic and high quality.
- cry over spilled milk — to regret something past; useless to grieve over unchangeable events.
- go pear-shaped — to go wrong; to develop badly; to become misshapen.
- hard pill to swallow — difficult to accept; unpleasant truth or reality.
- be on cloud nine — to be extremely happy; in a state of bliss.
- get a kick out of something — to enjoy something greatly; to find something amusing.
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