chin up

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Verb1.chin up - raise oneself while hanging from one's hands until one's chin is level with the support bar
chin
gymnastics, gymnastic exercise - a sport that involves exercises intended to display strength and balance and agility
lift, raise, elevate, get up, bring up - raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"
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Kopf hoch
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She had an elfin chin that was capable of great expression; and whenever she gave this look, she hitched this chin up. As if her eyes and her chin worked together on the same wires.
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Held her chin up and looked you up and down with eyes the colour of Scotch whisky, as much as to say, "Well, what
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Claire, a full-time mum, says: "When we were told Emily had the tumour again Sue at Chin Up jumped into action.
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For now, he's keeping his chin up, but he admits that things look pretty bad.
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Apparently, Geezer has chin up bars at the entrance to each room in his house.
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