To have a chip on one's... «Королевская страсть»
milenat15 сентября 2022To have a chip on one's shoulder refers to the act of holding a grudge or grievance that readily provokes disputation. This idiom traces its roots back to a custom that was known in North America since the early 19th century. The New York newspaper Long Island Telegraph reported on 20 May 1830 "when two churlish boys were determined to fight, a chip [of wood] would be placed on the shoulder of one, and the other demanded to knock it off at his peril".
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