ビジネス英語口語表現735:to take it on the chin
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Today’s lesson of colloquial expression
735. to take it on the chin 大打撃を受ける
- this means to receive the full negative effects of something; a metaphor from boxing
1. That company really took in on the chin when the value of the yen plummeted last year.
2. Many companies were affected by the patent court ruling, but that bio-tech company took it on the chin more than others.