CHIP ON ONE'S SHOULDER

Meaning of CHIP ON ONE'S SHOULDER in English

phrasal

Etymology: so called fr. the allusion to a chip of wood placed on the shoulder to be knocked off as a challenge to fight

: a challenging or bellicose attitude

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

CHIP ON ONE'S SHOULDER — phrasal a challenging or belligerent attitude
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CHIP ON ONE'S SHOULDER — aggressive and combative attitude, belligerence
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CHIP ON ONE'S SHOULDER — : a challenging or belligerent attitude
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CHIP ON ONE'S SHOULDER — a challenging or belligerent attitude
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CHIP ON ONE'S SHOULDER — {n. phr.}, {informal} A quarrelsome nature; readiness to be angered. * /He went through life with a chip on his …
Slang English vocab
CHIP ON ONE'S SHOULDER — {n. phr.}, {informal} A quarrelsome nature; readiness to be angered. * /He went through life with a chip on his …
Словарь английских идиом
CHIP ON ONE'S SHOULDER — n. phr. , informal A quarrelsome nature; readiness to be angered. He went through life with a chip on his …
American Idioms English vocabulary
S
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ON
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SHOULDER — I. ˈshōldə(r) noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English shulder, sholder, from Old English sculdor; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ONE — I. |wən adjective Etymology: Middle English oon, on, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ON — I. (|)ȯn, (|)än, in the southeastern US sometimes (|)ōn preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, fr Old English an, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHIP — I. ˈchip noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English; probably akin to Old English -cippian to cut 1. a. : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHOULDER — /shohl"deuhr/ , n. 1. the part of each side of the body in humans, at the top of the trunk, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CHIP — chip 1 — chippable , adj. /chip/ , n. , v. , chipped, chipping . n. 1. a small, slender …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SHOULDER — I. ˈshōl-dər noun Etymology: Middle English sholder, from Old English sculdor; akin to Old High German scultra shoulder Date: before …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ONE — I. ˈwən adjective Etymology: Middle English on, an, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CHIP — I. ˈchip noun Etymology: Middle English; akin to Old English -cippian Date: 14th century 1. a. : a small usually …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SHOULDER — noun fig.: that which supports or sustains; support. 2. shoulder ·noun the angle of a bastion included between the face …
Webster English vocab
CHIP — vi to break or fly off in small pieces. 2. chip ·vt to bet, as with chips in the game …
Webster English vocab
SHOULDER — [shoul.der] n [ME sholder, fr. OE sculdor; akin to OHG scultra shoulder] (bef. 12c) 1 a: the laterally projecting part …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CHIP — [chip] n [ME; akin to OE -cippian] (14c) 1 a: a small usu. thin and flat piece (as of wood …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SHOULDER — in anatomy, joint between the arm, or forelimb, and the trunk, together with the adjacent tissue, particularly the tissue over …
Britannica English vocabulary
SHOULDER — shoulder BrE AmE ˈʃəʊld ə ⇨ˈʃɒʊld- AmE ˈʃoʊld ə r (!) ▷ shoulder|ed d ▷ shouldering ˈʃəʊld‿ ə r ɪŋ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SHOULDER — / ˈʃəʊldə(r); NAmE ˈʃoʊ-/ noun , verb ■ noun PART OF BODY 1. [ C ] either of the two …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHIP — / tʃɪp; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. the place from which a small piece of wood, glass, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHOULDER — I. shoul ‧ der 1 S2 W2 /ˈʃəʊldə $ ˈʃoʊldər/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: sculdor …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ONE — I. one 1 S1 W1 /wʌn/ BrE AmE number 1 . the number 1: They had one daughter. one hundred …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ON — I. on 1 S1 W1 /ɒn $ ɑːn, ɒːn/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] 1 . ON …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CHIP — I. chip 1 S2 W3 /tʃɪp/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: cipp , cyp 'small …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SHOULDER — n. & v. --n. 1 a the part of the body at which the arm, foreleg, or wing is attached. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CHIP — n. & v. --n. 1 a small piece removed by or in the course of chopping, cutting, or breaking, esp. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SHOULDER — n. & v. n. 1 a the part of the body at which the arm, foreleg, or wing is attached. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONE — adj., n., & pron. adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CHIP — n. & v. n. 1 a small piece removed by or in the course of chopping, cutting, or breaking, esp. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SHOULDER — n. & v. --n. 1. a the part of the body at which the arm, foreleg, or wing is attached. …
Oxford English vocab
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1. single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Oxford English vocab
CHIP — n. & v. --n. 1. a small piece removed by or in the course of chopping, cutting, or breaking, esp. …
Oxford English vocab
SHOULDER — ( shoulders, shouldering, shouldered) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Your shoulders …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE — ( ones) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. One is the number …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ON — The preposition is pronounced /ɒn/. The adverb and the adjective are pronounced /ɒn/. Frequency: The word is one of the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHIP — ( chips, chipping, chipped) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Chips are …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHOULDER — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a head/leg/shoulder etc injury ▪ He suffered a shoulder injury while playing rugby. a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ONE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CHIP — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES bargaining chip chip and pin ▪ Most shoppers prefer chip and pin to the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SHOULDER — (BODY PART) [noun] [C] - one of the two parts of the body at each side of the neck which …
Cambridge English vocab
CHIP — I. noun 1 ( BrE ) ( usually chips ) long thin piece of fried potato, eaten hot ⇨ See …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SHOULDER — n. 25B6; verb Britain shouldered the primary responsibility : TAKE ON (ONESELF), undertake, accept, assume; bear, carry. another lad shouldered …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SHOULDER — n. 1 side, edge, verge, margin; breakdown lane If you have a flat tyre, drive onto the hard shoulder and …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
ONE — pronoun 1 BAD : Fluency in English is one of the best qualifications you can have. GOOD : Fluency in …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
SHOULDER — 1. сущ. 1) а) плечо; плечевой сустав to work shoulder to shoulder ≈ работать плечом к плечу to shrug one's …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ONE
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ON — 1. предл. 1) а) в пространственном значении указывает на нахождение на поверхности какого-л. предмета, на чем-л. на a house on …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CHIP — I 1. сущ. 1) щепка, лучина; стружка; опилки; что-л. тонкое, как щепка; перен. мн. плотник (особенно корабельный) 2) а) обломок …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SHOULDER — shoulder.ogg 1. ʹʃəʋldə n 1. 1> плечо shoulder balance - спорт. стойка на плечах shoulder arm /weapon/ - воен. ручное …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ONE
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ON — on.ogg 1. ɒn a 1. ближний, внутренний the on side - более близкая ( к собеседнику, зрителю и т. п. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CHIP — chip.ogg _I 1. tʃıp n 1. щепка, лучина 2. часто pl 1> стружка chip breaker - тех. стружколоматель 2> щепа …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SHOULDER — 1) заплечик; выступ; уступ; буртик 2) кромка; поясок 3) фланец 4) сварка притупление кромки 5) плечевая зона ( шины ) …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
CHIP — 1) осколок, (мелкий) обломок; мн. ч. крошка 2) мн. ч. стружка 3) снимать стружку 4) горн. штыб; мн. ч. угольная …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
SHOULDER — 1) заплечик; выступ; уступ; буртик 2) кромка; поясок 3) фланец 4) сварка притупление кромки 5) плечевая зона (шины) 6) дезинтегратор (для волокнистых материалов) 7) дорож. обочина 8) …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО

Webster's New International English Dictionary

← CHIOT CHIP AWAY→