this is a boxing metaphor meaning don’t shy away from difficulty
stand up for yourself
don’t complain
get on with it
be a man; be strong
accept the challenge
admit your mistakes and accept criticism
face up to problems
don’t be weakened by criticism or insults
You’re going to have to take it on the chin when your father gets home and sees what you’ve done.
None of the committee members like me and it’s not going to be an easy meeting. If they start to bully me, I suppose I’ll just have to take it on the chin.
They didn’t go easy on him, but he took it on the chin, and got through the interrogation.
They really threw the book at him but he took it all on the chin.
The prosecution lawyer was relentless in his cross examination, but the witness took it all on the chin, and didn’t get upset.
The negotiations were brutal but she took it on the chin and didn’t cave in.
There is no origin for this idiom
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