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| The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002. |
| cash in one’s chips |
| An expression referring to gambling, meaning to quit: “Because his argument wasn’t convincing the committee, Tony decided to cash in his chips and go home.” Also, a euphemism for dying. | 1 |
| The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, and James Trefil. Copyright © 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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