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To have a chip on your shoulder means feeling angry or resentful and ready to argue, often because of a past slight.
The phrase comes from an old practice where someone placed a chip of wood on their shoulder and dared others to knock it off to start a fight.
The phrase comes from an old practice where someone placed a chip of wood on their shoulder and dared others to knock it off to start a fight.
He came into the meeting with a chip on his shoulder and challenged every suggestion.