English Dictionary

chip on one's shoulder

名詞

慣用表現

A form of challenge, in the same spirit as a medieval knight throwing down his gauntlet.

日本語の意味

中世の騎士が戦いに挑むように、対決や戦いを挑む意思を示す行動・態度。 / 何らかの挑戦を意味し、特に公然とした対決や抗議の表れとして解釈できる。

Walking into the office with a chip on one's shoulder, Jordan interrupted every suggestion as if daring someone to disagree.

ジョーダンは、まるで中世の騎士が手袋を投げつけて決闘を申し込むような挑戦的な態度でオフィスに入ってきて、誰かが反論するのをあえて誘うかのように、あらゆる提案を遮った。

意味（1）

A form of challenge, in the same spirit as a medieval knight throwing down his gauntlet.

‘Oh! if I only could get him to knock a chip off my shoulder, and so get round the law, I would give him one of the soundest thrashings he ever had.’

意味（2）

(idiomatic) A habitually combative attitude, usually because of a harboured grievance, sense of inferiority, or having something to prove.

The city of Herculaneum […] held its neighbors in hearty contempt, like the youth who has suddenly found his man's strength, and parades round with a chip on his shoulder.

意味（3）

(idiomatic) A tendency to take offence quickly.

chips on one's shoulder （ plural ）