have had one's chips en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic) To be dead or finished.
He must have had his chips, she thought, and our children will be born fatherless.
2005, Edward Blishen, Kingfisher Treasury of Super Cool Stories, page 118:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| having had one's chips | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| had had one's chips | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| had had one's chips | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| has had one's chips | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |