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Took it on the chin

Posted by R. Berg on January 16, 2006

In Reply to: Took it on the chin posted by Lindsay on January 15, 2006

: What is the origin of the phrase ". . . took it on the chin". If you google the phrase in Advanced Search, you see skillions of uses, but no origin.

The origin is probably in boxing, and "it" is a blow. What are you asking, exactly?

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