“Have a chip on your shoulder”
FeelingsTərif
Özünüzə haqsızlıq edildiyini hiss etdiyiniz üçün əsəbiləşmək və asanlıqla incimək.
English: To be resentful and easily offended because you feel unfairly treated.
Nümunələr
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1 / 2“He has a chip on his shoulder about being passed over for promotion.”
Vəzifəsindən kənarlaşdırıldığı üçün özünü əsəbi və asanlıqla incik hiss edir.
Use 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.
Vəzifəsindən kənarlaşdırıldığı üçün özünü əsəbi və asanlıqla incik hiss edir.
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 dictionaryTez-tez verilən suallar
- What does "Have a chip on your shoulder" mean?
- "Have a chip on your shoulder" means özünüzə haqsızlıq edildiyini hiss etdiyiniz üçün əsəbiləşmək və asanlıqla incimək.
- 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.