pass up like a white chip en · VERB
Etymology
In reference to white poker chips, which typically carried the lowest value. (Compare blue chip.)
Meanings
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(US, obsolete, qualifier:simile, transitive) To reject or ignore; to treat as worthless.
As for Elmer, we didn't even kid him any more—just passed him up like a white chip.
1916 March 11, Charles E. Van Loan, “His Folks”, in Saturday Evening Post:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| passes up like a white chip | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| passing up like a white chip | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| passed up like a white chip | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| passed up like a white chip | Tense=Past | lexicographic |