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
Iacobus	-	Biblical Latin
Atuf	-	Arabic
Nausicaa	-	Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Chetan	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Kannada
Arevig	-	Armenian
Maia (3)	-	Basque