“Have a chip on your shoulder”
FeelingsDefinizione
Provare risentimento e offendersi facilmente perché ci si sente trattati ingiustamente.
English: To be resentful and easily offended because you feel unfairly treated.
Esempi
Esempi
1 / 2“He has a chip on his shoulder about being passed over for promotion.”
Prova risentimento e si offende facilmente perché non gli è stata concessa la promozione.
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.
Prova risentimento e si offende facilmente perché non gli è stata concessa la promozione.
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 dictionaryDomande frequenti
- What does "Have a chip on your shoulder" mean?
- "Have a chip on your shoulder" means provare risentimento e offendersi facilmente perché ci si sente trattati ingiustamente.
- 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.