WHEN THE CHIPS ARE DOWN

Meaning of WHEN THE CHIPS ARE DOWN in English

( informal ) used to refer to a difficult situation in which you are forced to decide what is important to you :

I'm not sure what I'll do when the chips are down.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

WHEN THE CHIPS ARE DOWN — informal when a very serious situation arises. → chip
Concise Oxford English vocab
WHEN THE CHIPS ARE DOWN — {adv. cl.}, {informal} When the winner and loser of a bet or a game are decided; at the most important …
Slang English vocab
WHEN THE CHIPS ARE DOWN — {adv. cl.}, {informal} When the winner and loser of a bet or a game are decided; at the most important …
Словарь английских идиом
WHEN THE CHIPS ARE DOWN — when the right decision must be made, when you must win When the chips are down - when we are …
English Idioms vocab
WHEN THE CHIPS ARE DOWN — when the right decision must be made, when you must win When the chips are down - when we are …
English Idioms vocabulary
WHEN THE CHIPS ARE DOWN — adv. cl. , informal When the winner and loser of a bet or a game are decided; at the most …
American Idioms English vocabulary
WHEN THE CHIPS ARE DOWN — expr infml When the chips are really down, you have only yourself to depend on — В трудную минуту приходится рассчитывать …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
WHEN THE CHIPS ARE DOWN — expr infml When the chips are really down, you have only yourself to depend on — В трудную минуту приходится …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
WHEN THE CHIPS ARE DOWN — chips are down, when the expr infml When the chips are really down, you have only yourself to depend on …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
WHEN THE CHIPS ARE DOWN — When the chips are really down, you have only yourself to depend on — В трудную минуту приходится рассчитывать только …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
DOWN — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bird swoops down (= it suddenly flies down ) ▪ The bird swoops …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WHEN — I. (|)hwen, (|)wen, _(h)wən adverb Etymology: Middle English when, whan, from Old English hwenne, hwanne; akin to Old Frisian hwenne …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DOWN — I. ˈdau̇n noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English doun hill, from Old English dūn; akin to Middle Dutch dūne …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ARE — I. Etymology: Middle English are, arne, from Old English aron, earun; akin to Old Norse eru (they) are, erum (we) …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHIPS — ˈchips noun plural but singular in construction Etymology: probably from plural of chip (I) slang : a ship's carpenter
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHIPS — (n.) A ship's carpenter.
Английский словарь Webster
CHIPS — ( n. ) A ship's carpenter.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WHEN — /hwen, wen/ ; unstressed /hweuhn, weuhn/ , adv. 1. at what time or period? how long ago? how soon?: When …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DOWN — down 1 /down/ , adv. 1. from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ARE — are 1 /ahr/ ; unstressed /euhr/ , v. pres. indic. pl. and 2nd pers. sing. of be . [ bef. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CHIPS — n. potato chips; money (Slang)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
WHEN — I. ˈhwen, ˈwen, (h)wən adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hwanne, hwenne; akin to Old High German hwanne when, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DOWN — I. ˈdau̇n adverb Etymology: Middle English doun, from Old English dūne, short for adūne, of dūne, from a- (from of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DOWN — adj downcast; as, a down look. 2. down ·adv from a remoter or higher antiquity. 3. down ·vt to cover, …
Webster English vocab
CHIPS — noun a ship's carpenter.
Webster English vocab
ARE — noun the unit of superficial measure, being a square of which each side is ten meters in length; 100 square …
Webster English vocab
ARE — [are] [ME, fr. OE earun; akin to ON eru, erum are, OE is is] pres 2d sing or pres pl …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ARE — I are verb from be, strong form BrE AmE ɑː AmE ɑːr , weak form ə AmE ə r II …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WHEN — / wen; NAmE / adverb , pronoun , conjunction ■ adverb 1. (used in questions) at what time; on what …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DOWN — / daʊn; NAmE / adverb , preposition , verb , adjective , noun ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHEN — when S1 W1 /wen/ BrE AmE adverb , conjunction , pronoun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: hwanne , hwenne …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DOWN — I. down 1 S1 W1 /daʊn/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition , adjective 1 . TO A LOWER POSITION to …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WHEN — adv., conj., pron., & n. --interrog.adv. 1 at what time? 2 on what occasion? 3 how soon? 4 how long …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DOWN — adv., prep., adj., v., & n. --adv. (superl. downmost) 1 into or towards a lower place, esp. to the ground …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CHIPS — n. Naut. sl. a ship's carpenter.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WHEN — adv., conj., pron., & n. interrog.adv. 1 at what time? 2 on what occasion? 3 how soon? 4 how long …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DOWN — adv., prep., adj., v., & n. adv. (superl. downmost) 1 into or towards a lower place, esp. to the ground …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CHIPS — n. Naut. sl. a ship's carpenter.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WHEN — adv., conj., pron., & n. --interrog.adv. 1. at what time? 2 on what occasion? 3 how soon? 4 how long …
Oxford English vocab
DOWN — 1. adv., prep., adj., v., & n. --adv. (superl. downmost) 1. into or towards a lower place, esp. to the …
Oxford English vocab
CHIPS — n. Naut. sl. a ship's carpenter.
Oxford English vocab
DOWN — I. PREPOSITION AND ADVERB USES /daʊn/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHEN — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use when to ask questions …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ARE — Are is the plural and the second person singular of the present tense of the verb be . Are is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ARE — Are is the plural and the second person singular of the present tense of the verb be . Are is …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WHEN
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ARE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WHEN — (AT WHAT TIME) [adverb] [not gradable], [conjunction] - at what time; at the time at which"I did tell you about …
Cambridge English vocab
ARE — we/you/they form of be - Are you hungry?They are very late.
Cambridge English vocab
DOWN
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CHIPS — Synonyms and related words : bakehead, black gang, blunt, boilerman, boodle, brass, bread, bucks, bungs, cabbage, cabin boy, cash, coin, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CHIPS — See: WHEN THE CHIPS ARE DOWN.
Slang English vocab
CHIPS — (n): french fries (ireland sleng)
Slang English vocab
CHIPS — A nick name for a carpenter.
Slang English vocab
DOWN — n. back down bear down beat down bog down boil down bowl down break down bring down broken down buckle …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
CHIPS — n. Function: noun plural Synonyms: MONEY , ||bread, cash, ||coin, currency, dough, ||jack, legal tender, rocks, ||scratch
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
CHIPS — noun plural Synonyms: money , ||bread, cash, ||coin, currency, dough, ||jack, legal tender, rocks, ||scratch
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
WHEN — INDEX: 1. at or immediately after the time when something happens 2. when one thing always happens when another thing …
Longman Activator English vocab
DOWN — INDEX: 1. moving down 2. to go down 3. when the sun goes down 4. to go down under the …
Longman Activator English vocab
CHIPS — n. gambling tokens to cash in one's ~ (also fig .) ('to die')
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
CHIPS — See: WHEN THE CHIPS ARE DOWN.
Словарь английских идиом
CHIPS — Clearinghouse Interbank Payments System
Computer Acronyms English vocab
CHIPS — french fried potatos
Scottish Slang English vocabulary
CHIPS — french fries
Scottish Slang English vocabulary

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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