phrase
Meaning 1
Be happy; cheer up.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: colloquial
Examples
- Chin up: it’s your birthday.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
chin up
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verb
Meaning 2
To face a situation cheerfully or with confidence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Examples
- You'll have to chin up to get through this.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
raise oneself while hanging from one's hands until one's chin is level with the support bar
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: chin
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: raise, lift, elevate, get up, bring up
History
Etymology
Ellipsis of keep one's chin up.
Across languages
Translations
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: leuka pystyyn — cheer up
- French: haut les cœurs — cheer up
- French: courage — cheer up
- German: Kopf hoch — cheer up
- Hungarian: fel a fejjel — cheer up
- Latvian: nenokar degunu — cheer up
- Latvian: galvu augšā — cheer up
- Persian: خوشحال باش — cheer up
- Polish: głowa do góry — cheer up
- Russian: вы́ше нос (výše nos) — cheer up
- Swedish: upp med hakan — cheer up