“Have a chip on your shoulder”
Feelings意味
不当な扱いを受けたと感じるため、恨みを抱きやすく、すぐに腹を立てるようになる。
English: To be resentful and easily offended because you feel unfairly treated.
例文
例文
1 / 2“He has a chip on his shoulder about being passed over for promotion.”
彼は昇進を見送られたことに憤慨し、すぐに気分を害する。
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.
彼は昇進を見送られたことに憤慨し、すぐに気分を害する。
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?
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- What does "Have a chip on your shoulder" mean?
- "Have a chip on your shoulder" means 不当な扱いを受けたと感じるため、恨みを抱きやすく、すぐに腹を立てるようになる。.
- 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.