keep one's chin up

Be stalwart and courageous in a difficult situation, as in Don't let the loan officer intimidate you; keep your chin up, or Despite all the difficulty, he kept his chin up. This expression alludes to a posture of firm resolution. [First half of 1900s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Prabhu	-	Hinduism, Tamil, Indian, Kannada
KristĪNe	-	Latvian
GÁSpÁR	-	Hungarian
Elis	E-lis (Swedish)	Swedish, Medieval English
Aiken	['eikin]
Janne (1)	YAHN-ne	Finnish, Swedish