take a licking and keep on ticking

== English == === Etymology === Derived from the advertising slogan for Timex wrist-watches. === Pronunciation === === Verb === take a licking and keep on ticking (third-person singular simple present takes a licking and keeps on ticking, present participle taking a licking and keeping on ticking, simple past took a licking and kept on ticking, past participle taken a licking and kept on ticking) (idiomatic) To be tough; to have endurance; to have the capacity to absorb stress or damage, but still be able to function. ==== Quotations ==== For quotations using this term, see Citations:take a licking and keep on ticking.