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keep one's chin up

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.84 in modern English

Syllables
keep- one's ch-in up
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To remain positive and cheerful.

Inflected Forms

keeps one's chin up (present, singular) keeping one's chin up (participle, present) kept one's chin up (participle, past) kept one's chin up (past)

Phrases

chin up keep one's pecker up

Frequently Paired Words

keep one's pecker up

Questions

What does keep one's chin up mean?
To remain positive and cheerful.

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