call in chips

call in chips
call/cash in (your) chips 1. to die.

He cashed in his chips shortly before his ninetieth birthday.

2. to sell things that you own, especially shares (= parts of a business), because you need some money.

I think it's time to cash in our chips. It's the only way we can pay the bill.


New idioms dictionary. 2014.

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