chin (redirected from chinning)

be up to your ears/eyeballs/eyes in something (British, American & Australian, American)

to have too much of something, especially work. We're up to our eyeballs in decorating at the moment.

See also: ear, eye, eyeball

Chin up! (old-fashioned)

something that you say to someone in a difficult situation in order to encourage them to be brave and to try not to be sad. Chin up, you'll feel better after a few days' rest.

keep your chin up

Chin up! - something that you say to someone in a difficult situation in order to encourage them to be brave and to try not to be sad. We're pleased to hear that you're keeping your chin up despite all your difficulties.

See also: keep

take it on the chin

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.

See also: take