have a chip on (your) shoulder

to blame other people for something bad which has happened to you and to continue to be angry about it so that it affects the way you behave.

Even though he went to university, he's always had a chip on his shoulder about his poor upbringing. (often + about)

• make someone eat words
• make someone feel small
• make someone quake in boots
• make someone quake in their boots
• make someone's blood boil
• make someone's blood run cold
• make someone's day
• make someone's flesh crawl
• make someone's flesh creep
• make someone's hair stand on end
• make someone sit up and take notice
• make someone's mouth water
• make someone's skin crawl
• make someone's toes curl
• make something of
• make something of yourself
• make something out of nothing
• make something seem like a picnic
• make something stick
• make something up out of whole cloth
• make something worth while
• make something worth your while
• make stick
• make the bed
• make the best of