| 单词 | in the chips |
| 释义 | > as lemmasin the chips a. In plural. Money; cash. Frequently in in the chips: (chiefly North American) financially well off; wealthy. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > English coins > [noun] > coin of twenty shillings goldfinch1602 Harry sovereign1615 piece1631 jingle-boya1640 yellow boy1654 quid1661 marigold1663 broad-piece1678 pound piecea1715 gold penny1736 sovereign1817 dragon1827 sov1829 chip?1836 couter1846 thick 'un1848 monarch1851 James1858 skiv1858 Victoria1870 goblin1887 red one1890 Jimmy1899 quidlet1902 Jimmy O'Goblin1931 pound coin1931 ?1836 Frisky Vocalist 28 Come, old chap, pray tip the chips. 1905 Daily Chron. 11 Sept. 2/6 It is..quite a commonplace remark to hear young men boast of the time when ‘the old man turns up his toes’, and they can ‘collar the chips’. 1934 San Francisco Chron. 4 Mar. Phoebe Lee..always considered to be ‘in the chips’, astonished a good many people by filing a voluntary petition in bankruptcy. 1946 F. Sargeson That Summer 53 I had a good lot of chips saved up. 2008 P. R. Craig Vineyard Chill iii. 27 Right now I'm in the chips and staying in a nice little place in Edgartown. < as lemmas |
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