cash in (one's) chips

1. To exchange one's chips (small discs used to represent money in some betting games, like poker) for money when one is done playing a game. I think I'm going to quit while I'm ahead and cash in my chips.

2. By extension, to stop participating in any gathering or activity. Well, it's been fun, fellas, but it's time for me to cash in my chips.

3. To leave a gathering and/or go to bed. I have to be up early tomorrow, so I'm going to cash in my chips.

4. To die. We were so lucky to avoid that massive accident—we could have cashed in our chips!

See also: cash, chip

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

cash in your chips

If you cash in your chips, you sell something, such as your investments, in order to raise money. Note: In the following expressions `chips' are the coloured tokens or counters which are used to represent money in casinos. Many investors picked up the phone yesterday, but most decided not to cash in their chips after all. Note: In a casino, if you cash in your chips, you exchange them for money at the end of a gambling session.

See also: cash, chip

Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

cash in your chips

die. informal

The counters used in various gambling games are called chips . They are converted into cash at the conclusion of the game.

See also: cash, chip

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

cash in your ˈchips

(especially American English)
1 finish a gambling game
2 (slang) stop what you are doing and leave: The companies cashed in their chips and moved out of the valley.
3 (slang) die

See also: cash, chip

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

cash in chips

verb

See cash in one’s chips

See also: cash, chip

cash in (one’s) chips

and cash in (one’s) checks

tv. to die; to finish the game (of life). He opened his eyes, said good-bye, and cashed in his chips. The cowboy sighed softly and cashed in his checks.

See also: cash, chip

McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

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cash (one's) chips in
cash in chips
cash in one’s chips
cash in your chips
address (one's) comments to (someone or something)
address comments or remarks to
address (one's) remarks to (someone or something)
(something) is over (one's) head
(the) odds are against (something)
a run on (something)

词组	cash in (one's) chips
释义	cash in (one's) chips cash in (one's) chips 1. To exchange one's chips (small discs used to represent money in some betting games, like poker) for money when one is done playing a game. I think I'm going to quit while I'm ahead and cash in my chips. 2. By extension, to stop participating in any gathering or activity. Well, it's been fun, fellas, but it's time for me to cash in my chips. 3. To leave a gathering and/or go to bed. I have to be up early tomorrow, so I'm going to cash in my chips. 4. To die. We were so lucky to avoid that massive accident—we could have cashed in our chips! See also: cash, chip Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. cash in your chips If you cash in your chips, you sell something, such as your investments, in order to raise money. Note: In the following expressions `chips' are the coloured tokens or counters which are used to represent money in casinos. Many investors picked up the phone yesterday, but most decided not to cash in their chips after all. Note: In a casino, if you cash in your chips, you exchange them for money at the end of a gambling session. See also: cash, chip Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. cash in your chips die. informal The counters used in various gambling games are called chips . They are converted into cash at the conclusion of the game. See also: cash, chip Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary cash in your ˈchips (especially American English) 1 finish a gambling game 2 (slang) stop what you are doing and leave: The companies cashed in their chips and moved out of the valley. 3 (slang) die See also: cash, chip Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary cash in chips verb See cash in one’s chips See also: cash, chip cash in (one’s) chips and cash in (one’s) checks tv. to die; to finish the game (of life). He opened his eyes, said good-bye, and cashed in his chips. The cowboy sighed softly and cashed in his checks. See also: cash, chip McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions See also: cash (one's) chips in cash in chips cash in one’s chips cash in your chips address (one's) comments to (someone or something) address comments or remarks to address (one's) remarks to (someone or something) (something) is over (one's) head (the) odds are against (something) a run on (something)
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