“Have a chip on your shoulder”
Feelingsالتعريف
أن تشعر بالاستياء وسرعة الغضب لأنك تشعر بأنك تُعامل بظلم.
English: To be resentful and easily offended because you feel unfairly treated.
أمثلة
أمثلة
1 / 2“He has a chip on his shoulder about being passed over for promotion.”
يشعر بالاستياء ويغضب بسهولة لأنه لم يحصل على الترقية.
Sunny Speaking
تمرّن على التحدث مع تعليقات الذكاء الاصطناعي.
أجب بصوتك أو اكتب — Sunny يصحح أخطائك ويقترح تعبيرات إنجليزية أكثر طبيعية.
ابدأ التحدثUse this idiom in context
Rewrite this example in plain English without the idiom. Preserve who is speaking, the time and the meaning.
He has a chip on his shoulder about being passed over for promotion.Compare with the original example
He has a chip on his shoulder about being passed over for promotion.
يشعر بالاستياء ويغضب بسهولة لأنه لم يحصل على الترقية.
Write a two-line conversation using “Have a chip on your shoulder”. Make the situation clear enough that a reader can infer the meaning. Then replace the idiom with a plain-English explanation: does your conversation still mean the same thing?
Check the expression in a dictionaryالأسئلة المتكررة
- What does "Have a chip on your shoulder" mean?
- "Have a chip on your shoulder" means أن تشعر بالاستياء وسرعة الغضب لأنك تشعر بأنك تُعامل بظلم.
- How do you use "Have a chip on your shoulder" in a sentence?
- Example: "He has a chip on his shoulder about being passed over for promotion."
- Should I interpret "Have a chip on your shoulder" word for word?
- Understand the expression as a whole. Use the definition and example to learn its meaning rather than translating each word separately.