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take on the chin
[take on the chin] {v. phr.}
To gracefully accept criticism.
* /It's good to be able to tell people what they do wrong, but […]taking pictures
[taking pictures] {v. phr.}, {slang}, {citizen's band radio jargon}
To use a radar-operated speed indicator in order to […]Bret Harte
(1836-1902)
U.S. journalistauthor
Nobody shoulders a rifle in defense of a boarding house.OTW
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"On the way"cross one's fingers
[cross one's fingers] {v. phr.}
1a. To cross two fingers of one hand for good luck.
* /Mary crossed her fingers during the […]pitch out
[pitch out] {v.}
1. To deliberately throw a pitch outside of the home plate in baseball so that the batter cannot hit the ball […]Mark Rutherford
(1831-1913)
English novelist, Last Pages From a Journal , 1915
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