take a licking and keep on ticking

Meaning: (idiomatic)To betough; to haveendurance; to have the capacity to absorbstressordamage, but still be able to function.2008,George R. R. Martinet al.,Inside Straight, page124:How am I supposed to knock these other guys off. My wild card is nothing but defensive. Itake a licking and keep on ticking. Big whoop.2006, Anthony Mancuso,LLC Or Corporation?: How to Choose the Right Form for Your Business, page47:Insurance allows your business totake a licking and keep on ticking.1997, Ira Livingston,Arrow of Chaos: Romanticism and Postmodernity, section 2.3:The persistence-through-change of Romantic ideologemes — the way they'vetaken a licking and kept on ticking— is explicable by their extension and saturation — their participation — in ongoing formations of capitalism and disciplinarity.1994,Pinckney Benedict,Dogs of God, page204:"That," the first said, "was one hardy son of a bitch.Took a licking but went on ticking. I heard he made it all the way down off the mountain before he snuffed it."1986,David Morrell,The Fraternity of the Stone, page177:But the car amazed him. It kept going. And that too struck him as funny.Takes a licking, keeps on ticking.

Examples:

EN: That way we'd know if you could take a licking and keep on ticking.
ES: Quizá te haga bien, para curarte los tics.
ID: Dengan begitu kita bisa tahu apa kau bisa terus menjilat -dan bisa terus kejang. -Bagus sekali.
EN: See if he can take a licking and keep on ticking.
ES: Veamos si puede recibir un castigo.
EN: It'll take a licking and keep on ticking.
ES: ¿La tiene?
ID: Monster itu akan membutuhkan waktu menjilatinya dan terus berdetak
EN: There's one thing I learned in prison, is how to take a licking and keep on ticking.
ES: Si he aprendido algo aquí dentro es a aguantar una paliza y seguir adelante.
ID: Satu hal yang kupelajari di penjara, adalah menerima dihajar dan tetap hidup.

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