Idioms for chip
Origin of chip
1
1300–50; (noun) Middle English
chip (compare Old English
cipp plowshare, beam, i.e., piece cut off); (v.) late Middle English
chippen (compare Old English
-cippian in
forcippian to cut off); akin to Middle Low German, Middle Dutch
kippen to chip eggs, hatch
OTHER WORDS FROM chip
chip·pa·ble, adjective un·chip·pa·ble, adjectiveWords nearby chip
chinwangtao,
chiné,
chioggia,
chionodoxa,
chios,
chip,
chip and dip,
chip and pin,
chip basket,
chip carving,
chip graft
British Dictionary definitions for when the chips are down
chip
/ (tʃɪp) /
noun
verb chips, chipping or chipped
Derived forms of chip
chipper, nounWord Origin for chip
Old English
cipp (n),
cippian (vb), of obscure origin
Scientific definitions for when the chips are down
chip
[ chĭp ]
See integrated circuit.
Idioms and Phrases with when the chips are down (1 of 2)
when the chips are down
When a situation is urgent or desperate, as in When the chips were down, all the children came home to help their mother. This expression comes from poker, where chips represent money being bet. When all the bets have been made, and the chips put down, the hand is over and the players turn up their cards to see who has won. [Late 1800s]
Idioms and Phrases with when the chips are down (2 of 2)
chip