roll with the punches
Handle setbacks gracefully
To roll with the punches is to adapt to difficulties as they come rather than resisting or being devastated by them.
The phrase comes from boxing, where a fighter reduces the impact of a blow by moving in the same direction as the punch.
Life throws curveballs, but she's learned to roll with the punches.
- go with the flowAccept situations without resistance
- pivotingRotating around fixed point
- flexibilityAbility to adapt easily
- dodgingAvoiding by moving aside
- fortitudeEnduring courage under pain
resilience · grit · perseverance · adjusting · compromise · roll with it · weather the storm · tough it out · composure · patience · swaying · hang in there · stay the course · keep your chin up · shifting · agility · endurance · keep on keeping on
- combat idiomsstab in the back, dodge a bullet, in the crosshairs, fire away, take a shot
- idiomstime flies, hit the sack, seize the day, ring a bell, break a leg
- sports idiomsdrop the ball, throw in the towel, slam dunk, out of left field, level playing field
- boxingjab, uppercut, hook, knockout, TKO
- changechange, flux, transformation, metamorphosis, alteration
- perseverancepersist, never give up, tenacity, hang in there, endurance
roll with the punchesfall apart
Break into pieces
break down · have a meltdown · go to pieces · crumble · lose it
roll with the punchesresist
Oppose or refuse compliance
push back · micromanage · swim upstream · tilt at windmills · fight a losing battle
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