Keep your chin up



Keep your chin up.

Fig. an expression of encouragement to someone who has to bear some emotional burdens. (Fixed order.) Fred: I really can't take much more of this. Jane: Keep your chin up. Things will get better. John: Smile, Fred. Keep your chin up. Fred: I guess you're right. I just get so depressed when I think of this mess I'm in.
See also: chin, keep, up

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
ArielAR-ee-əl (English), ER-ee-əl (English), AY-ree-əl (English)Hebrew, English, French, Biblical, Biblical Greek
EmmelineEM-ə-leen, EM-ə-lienEnglish (Archaic)
Lara (2)-Roman Mythology
Sol (1)-Spanish, Portuguese
Ashraqat-Arabic
Gillis-Dutch