- cash in your chips
- Cash in your chipsIf you cash in your chips, you sell something to get what profit you can because you think its value is going to fall. It can also mean 'to die'.
The small dictionary of idiomes. 2014.
cash in your chips
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cash in your chips — cash in your ˈchips idiom (informal) to die • He cashed in his chips last summer aged 65. Main entry: ↑cashidiom … Useful english dictionary
cash in your chips — If you cash in your chips, you sell something to get what profit you can because you think its value is going to fall. It can also mean to die . (Dorking School Dictionary) *** If you cash in your chips, you sell something, especially… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
cash in your chips — call/cash in (your) chips 1. to die. He cashed in his chips shortly before his ninetieth birthday. 2. to sell things that you own, especially shares (= parts of a business), because you need some money. I think it s time to cash in our chips. It… … New idioms dictionary
Cash in your chips — If you cash in your chips, you sell something to get what profit you can because you think its value is going to fall. It can also mean to die … Dictionary of English idioms
call in your chips — call/cash in (your) chips 1. to die. He cashed in his chips shortly before his ninetieth birthday. 2. to sell things that you own, especially shares (= parts of a business), because you need some money. I think it s time to cash in our chips. It… … New idioms dictionary
cash in your checks — to die Equally common as cash (or pass) in your chips, from turning your counters into money when you quit the gambling table … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
cash — includes all money in the bank, in the cash drawer and in petty cash. Banknotes, coins, bills and negotiable securities (like cheques) is cash. But so is the money you can draw on demand your bank accounts or savings accounts also represent cash … Financial and business terms
Cash — The value of assets that can be converted into cash immediately, as reported by a company. Usually includes bank accounts and marketable securities, such as government bonds and Banker s Acceptances. Cash equivalents on balance sheets include… … Financial and business terms
cash in chips — call/cash in (your) chips 1. to die. He cashed in his chips shortly before his ninetieth birthday. 2. to sell things that you own, especially shares (= parts of a business), because you need some money. I think it s time to cash in our chips. It… … New idioms dictionary
cash — 1 noun (U) 1 money in the form of coins or notes rather than cheques, credit cards etc: in cash: I m bringing $400 in travellers checks and $100 in cash. see money | pay in cash (=not by cheque etc): Is there any discount if I pay in cash? | hard … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
