词汇 | chip on shoulder |
释义 | Idiom chip on shouldera 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. a chip on (one's) shoulderAn attitude that leads one to become combative or easily angered. Fred has such a chip on his shoulder—you never know what's going to set him off next. She won't admit it, but Kate has a chip on her shoulder when it comes to discussing her career. *chip on one's shoulderFig. a bad attitude that tends to get someone easily upset. (*Typically: get ~; have ~; give one ~.) Why did you get so angry at the slightest criticism? You seem to have a chip on your shoulder. chip on (one's) shoulder A habitually hostile or combative attitude. chip on one's shoulder, to have aTo be quarrelsome; to carry a grievance. This turn of phrase originated in nineteenth-century America, when, according to an article in Harper’s magazine (1857), placing a chip on a man’s shoulder and daring someone to knock it off was a provocation to fight. |
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