in the chips

in the chips
in the chips
Fig. wealthy; having lots of money. (Having lots of gambling chips.) •

I'm in the chips this month. Let's go squander it.

If I were in the chips, I'd buy a Rolls Royce.

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{slang} or {informal}[in the money] {adj. phr.} Having plenty of money; prosperous; rich. * /After his rich uncle died, Richard was in the chips./ * /After years of struggle and dependence, air transportation is in the money./ Compare: ON EASY STREET, WELL-TO-DO.

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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