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have a chip on one's shoulder

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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • /hæv eɪ tʃɪp ɒn, ɔn wʌnz ˈʃoʊl dər/
    • /həv ə tʃɪp ɒn wʌnz ˈʃəʊldə(r)/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /hæv eɪ tʃɪp ɒn, ɔn wʌnz ˈʃoʊl dər/

Definition of have a chip on one's shoulder words

  • noun have a chip on one's shoulder to be aggressively sensitive about a particular thing or bear a grudge 0
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have a chip on one's shoulder popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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