"keep one's chin up" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-keep one's chin up.ogg [Australia] Forms: keeps one's chin up [present, singular, third-person], keeping one's chin up [participle, present], kept one's chin up [participle, past], kept one's chin up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|keep<,,kept> one's chin up}} keep one's chin up (third-person singular simple present keeps one's chin up, present participle keeping one's chin up, simple past and past participle kept one's chin up)
  1. (idiomatic) To remain positive and cheerful. Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): Happiness Derived forms: chin up Related terms: keep one's pecker up [UK]

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