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a chip on (one's) shoulder
a chip on (one's) shoulder
a chip on (one's) shoulder
An attitude that leads one to become combative or easily angered.
Fred has such a chip on his shoulder—you never know what's going to set him off next.
She won't admit it, but Kate has a chip on her shoulder when it comes to discussing her career.
See also:
chip
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on
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shoulder
Common Names:
Name
Gender
Pronounced
Usage
Manlius
-
Ancient Roman
Ealair
-
Scottish
Fredrik
FRED-rik
(Swedish)
, FRED-reek
(Finnish)
Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish
Josiane
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French
Marino
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Italian, Spanish
Hena
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Yiddish
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