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第 56 课:A Chip on Your Shoulder: What Are You Going to Do About It?-3

"You'll find him his father's own son, I believe. A chip off the old block, I promise you!"

The word chip can also be used in a threatening way to someone who is suspected of wrongdoing.

An investigator may say, "We're going to let the chips fall where they may ."

This means the investigation is going to be complete and honest.

It is also a warning that no one will be protected from being found guilty.

Chips are often used in card games. They represent money.

A poker player may, at any time, decide to leave the game. He will turn in his chips in exchange for money or cash.

This lead to another meaning. A person who finished or died was said to have cashed in his chips . Which is a way of saying it is time for me to finish this program.