“Have a chip on your shoulder”
FeelingsĐịnh nghĩa
Dễ oán giận và dễ bị xúc phạm vì cảm thấy bị đối xử bất công.
English: To be resentful and easily offended because you feel unfairly treated.
Ví dụ
Ví dụ
1 / 2“He has a chip on his shoulder about being passed over for promotion.”
Anh ấy cảm thấy bực bội và dễ bị xúc phạm vì bị bỏ qua trong đợt thăng chức.
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.
Anh ấy cảm thấy bực bội và dễ bị xúc phạm vì bị bỏ qua trong đợt thăng chức.
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 dictionaryCâu hỏi thường gặp
- What does "Have a chip on your shoulder" mean?
- "Have a chip on your shoulder" means dễ oán giận và dễ bị xúc phạm vì cảm thấy bị đối xử bất công.
- 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.