Andrey Kuptsov
2009년 7월 14일 오후 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.
2009년 7월 14일
"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.
2009년 7월 14일
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