- (a) chip on shoulder
- a chip on (your) shoulder
a tendency to be easily angered or upset.
He always acted as if he was better than us and went around with a chip on his shoulder.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
(a) chip on shoulder
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Chip on shoulder — One carries a chip on one s shoulder as a form of physical challenge, inviting opponents to knock the chip off and so provoke a fight. The concept is now metaphorical, describing people who nurse a grudge or grievance that readily provokes fury… … Wikipedia
have a chip on shoulder — have a chip on (your) shoulder to blame other people for something bad which has happened to you and to continue to be angry about it so that it affects the way you behave. Even though he went to university, he s always had a chip on his shoulder … New idioms dictionary
Shoulder — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = articulatio humeri GraySubject = 81 GrayPage = 313 Caption = Diagram of the human shoulder joint Caption2 = Capsule of shoulder joint (distended). Anterior aspect. Width = 300 Precursor = System = Artery =… … Wikipedia
chip — ► NOUN 1) a small, thin piece removed in the course of cutting or breaking a hard material. 2) a blemish left by the removal of such a piece. 3) chiefly Brit. a long rectangular piece of deep fried potato. 4) (also potato chip) chiefly N. Amer. a … English terms dictionary
chip on your shoulder — If someone has a chip on their shoulder, they are resentful about something and feel that they have been treated badly … The small dictionary of idiomes
chip — [chip] vt. chipped, chipping [ME chippen < OE * cippian < cipp, log, plowshare < L cippus, post, stake < IE base * k̑eipo , sharp post] 1. Rare to cut or chop with an ax or other sharp tool 2. a) to break or cut a small piece or thin… … English World dictionary
Chip St. Clair — Born August 1, 1975 (1975 08 01) (age 36) Elkhart, Indiana Nationality US Citizen Occupation Motivational speaker, author, child advocate Known … Wikipedia
shoulder — [[t]ʃo͟ʊldə(r)[/t]] ♦♦ shoulders, shouldering, shouldered 1) N COUNT: oft poss N Your shoulders are between your neck and the tops of your arms. She led him to an armchair, with her arm round his shoulder... He glanced over his shoulder and saw… … English dictionary
chip — chip1 W3S2 [tʃıp] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(food)¦ 2¦(computer)¦ 3¦(piece)¦ 4¦(mark)¦ 5 have a chip on your shoulder 6 when the chips are down 7 be a chip off the old block 8¦(game)¦ 9¦(sport)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
shoulder — 1 noun (C) 1 BODY PART one of the two parts of the body at each side of the neck where the arm is connected: Put a shawl around your shoulders in case you get cold. | shrug your shoulders (=raise them to show that you do not know something or do… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
