Could you chip in a dollar on the gift, please?
2. chip in (on something) (forsomeone) to contribute money toward a gift for someone. •Would you please chip in on the present for Richard?
•Will you chip in for Randy?
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
chip away at something — ˌchip aˈway at sth derived to keep breaking small pieces off sth • He was chipping away at the stone. • (figurative) They chipped away at the power of the government (= gradually made it weaker) … Useful english dictionary
chip in (with something) — … Useful english dictionary
chip — chip1 W3S2 [tʃıp] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(food)¦ 2¦(computer)¦ 3¦(piece)¦ 4¦(mark)¦ 5 have a chip on your shoulder 6 when the chips are down 7 be a chip off the old block 8¦(game)¦ 9¦(sport)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
chip away at — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you chip away at something such as an idea, a feeling, or a system, you gradually make it weaker or less likely to succeed by repeated efforts. [V P P n] Instead of an outright coup attempt, the rebels want to chip away at her… … English dictionary
chip — [chip] vt. chipped, chipping [ME chippen < OE * cippian < cipp, log, plowshare < L cippus, post, stake < IE base * k̑eipo , sharp post] 1. Rare to cut or chop with an ax or other sharp tool 2. a) to break or cut a small piece or thin… … English World dictionary
chip — ► NOUN 1) a small, thin piece removed in the course of cutting or breaking a hard material. 2) a blemish left by the removal of such a piece. 3) chiefly Brit. a long rectangular piece of deep fried potato. 4) (also potato chip) chiefly N. Amer. a … English terms dictionary
chip in something — chip in (something) to pay for part of something with other people. They each chipped in $50 to take their parents out to dinner at a fine restaurant … New idioms dictionary
chip in — (something) to pay for part of something with other people. They each chipped in $50 to take their parents out to dinner at a fine restaurant … New idioms dictionary
chip on your shoulder — If someone has a chip on their shoulder, they are resentful about something and feel that they have been treated badly … The small dictionary of idiomes
chip something off — ˌchip ˈoff | ˌchip sthˈoff derived to damage sth by breaking a small piece off it; to be damaged in this way • He chipped off a piece of his tooth. • The paint had chipped off. Main entry: ↑chipderived … Useful english dictionary
chip — chip1 [ tʃıp ] noun count ** ▸ 1 piece of potato ▸ 2 in computers ▸ 3 small piece ▸ 4 in games for money ▸ 5 in sport ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) usually plural AMERICAN a very thin round piece of potato cooked in hot oil and eaten cold. British crisp:… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
