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kept one's chin up

kept one's chin up is the simple past and past participle of keep one's chin up.

Meaning of keep one's chin up

Verb

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.

Questions about kept one's chin up

What is kept one's chin up the simple past and past participle of?
Kept one's chin up is the simple past and past participle of keep one's chin up.

Words near kept one's chin up in the dictionary

  1. kept on truckin'
  2. kept on trucking
  3. kept one's breath to cool one's porridge
  4. kept one's cards close to one's chest
  5. kept one's chapels
  6. kept one's chin up
  7. kept one's cool
  8. kept one's counsel
  9. kept one's countenance
  10. kept one's distance
  11. kept one's ears open

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