Take it on the chin (US English)
Take it on the chin (US English)
Meanings
Fig. in US English: to suffer adversity or defeat; to be damaged or badly affected by something
Examples
Our famous soccer team lost 5 to zip on its own turf and, as the saying goes, they took it on the chin
La nostra grande squadra di calcio ha perso in casa 5 a 0 e ha preso, come si dice, una bambola sul proprio terrenoJohn got fired for missing a project deadline and he really took it on the chin. After all, he had simply forgotten the date!
John ha subìto un duro colpo quando è stato licenziato per non aver
rispettato la data di consegna di un progetto. Dopo tutto, si era
semplicemente dimenticato della dataOur boss played the stock market with the company's money, but things went awfully wrong, and we – the poor employees – are the ones who took it on the chin
Il nostro capo ha giocato in borsa con i soldi dell'azienda, ma le cose
sono andate malissimo ed ora siamo noi, poveri dipendenti, a farne le
speseOrigin
From the sport of boxing, it refers to a direct and significant hit like an uppercut