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Andrey Kuptsov
What does "Stack of chips" mean?
Stack of chips on my shoulder.Erik, thank you very much :)
but what does "chip" mean?
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/s-gold3h-chip.jpg
or
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/ent/notes/forage/rifanote04/potato_chips.jpg
or
http://www.clubonecasino.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/stack-of-chips1.jpg
?http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chip_on_shoulder
14 de jul. de 2009 12:41
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Alternatively, it could be refering to gambling. In the casino, you play with those little round discs that we call "chips". A stack of chips would imply that you are gambling with a lot of money - a pile of them = a stack. This can be metaphoric too...you are taking a big risk with/on something.
14 de julio de 2009
"to have a chip on your shoulder" = "to be easily offended or argumentative, or emotionally distant, because you have a grudge (against this person or someone from the past)"
It is usually not said as "to have a STACK of chips on your shoulder." But this would imply that you are VERY easily offended and VERY QUICK to argue or push people away emotionally, for different reasons.
14 de julio de 2009
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Andrey Kuptsov
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Inglés, Ruso
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