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You really have a chip on your shoulder. Don't get a chip on your shoulder over such a little thing.
She always walked around with a chip on her shoulder, ready to argue with anyone who crossed her path.
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A poker chip. A wood chip. A computer chip. A cow chip. A chip off the old block. A chip on the shoulder.
The expression 'chip on your shoulder' is rooted from ship yards workers in the 1600's. The phrase reflects shipwrights that allowed workers to take home 'chips' or pieces of wood they good use for their family.
The cast of Chip on My Shoulder - 2009 includes: Jonathan Anastas as himself Ed Lalli as himself Chris Lauria as himself Steve Risteen as himself
Yes, some people have it on their elbows.
It might mean born with a chip on one's shoulder. Don't know the origin, but having a chip on your shoulder means that you have an antisocial attitude and are always looking for a fight with someone.
A "chip on his shoulder" is an idiom that refers to a person who is easily angered or feels they have been treated unfairly. It suggests that the person is carrying around a grudge or feeling defensive.
Candy explains that Curley has a chip on his shoulder because he is a small man who is constantly trying to prove himself. He is insecure about his size and compensates by being aggressive and picking fights with bigger men.
They put it between my cats shoulder blades where she couldn't pick at it.