have had one's chips

Verb

idiomatic

(idiomatic) To be dead or finished.

Japanese Meaning

死んでいる、または終わっている状態。例えば、もうこれ以上手の施しようがない、終わりに近い状況を表す表現。

To have had one's chips is a bleak way to end a story.

「死ぬ、あるいは終わってしまう」という結末は物語を締めくくるには暗すぎる。

Sense（1）

(idiomatic) To be dead or finished.

He must have had his chips, she thought, and our children will be born fatherless.

has had one's chips

（ present singular third-person ）

having had one's chips

（ participle present ）

had had one's chips

（ participle past ）

had had one's chips

（ past ）