“Have a chip on your shoulder”
FeelingsDefinição
Sentir ressentimento e se ofender facilmente por se sentir injustiçado.
English: To be resentful and easily offended because you feel unfairly treated.
Exemplos
Exemplos
1 / 2“He has a chip on his shoulder about being passed over for promotion.”
Ele sente ressentimento e se ofende facilmente por não ter sido promovido.
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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.
Ele sente ressentimento e se ofende facilmente por não ter sido promovido.
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- What does "Have a chip on your shoulder" mean?
- "Have a chip on your shoulder" means sentir ressentimento e se ofender facilmente por se sentir injustiçado.
- 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.