chips

Chips means a piece of something from wood.We can use it in many expressions.Like chips from the old wood, it is used to describe that the son is his farther's own son.It means the son looks very similar to his father.So you can say it is a chip from the old wood.

And there is an old expression is carry a chip on a person's shoulder.It is means someone is always expecting troubles.For example, he is always carrying a chip on his shoulder.Then it is means that that guy always expecting trouble around him.And it is hard for us to get together with him.And there is some people really carry a chip on their shoulder to test if there is someone to hit it off.And then the old saying use it to warn people not to strike the peopler at the higher position than you.It is really a god warning.Because when you cut off the wood at high place with axe, the chip will fall into your eyes.

And the chip also related to money.People finish the debt, they can take in the chipping in exchange to the money.Then this also lead to another meaning of the chip.When you want to express somebody has finished or died, you can say they have cashed all the chips.And also chips can represent the threatening to the suspected wrongdoing.It is means the investigation will complete and honest.The investigator will let the chips fall in where they should be.It means nobody can protect from the investigation.

I hope I have explained the meaning of chip clearly.