Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

take it on the chin

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.99 in modern English

Syllables
take it on the chin
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does take it on the chin mean?
undergo failure or defeat

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