| 单词 | to have a chip at |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto have (also take) a chip at a. A sharp blow intended to break off a small fragment from a hard surface, typically one made with a tool such as an axe or chisel. Chiefly in to have (also take) a chip at: to aim such a blow at (an object, substance, etc.); (also figurative) to criticize, reproach, or denigrate (a person or thing) (chiefly colloquial). ΚΠ 1842 Punch 2 223/2 The enthusiasm of the public, who were in the habit of approaching the granite, and having ‘a chip at the old block,’ for the purpose of carrying away a relic. 1864 Glasgow Herald 25 Apr. 5/6 He said that his companions were getting ‘too full’ of high-minded for him, and that he would have ‘a chip’ at some of them. 1902 Register (Adelaide) 20 Aug. 4/5 As a mallet and chisel were provided, any one who pleased had a chip at the solid blocks. 2012 Weekend Austral. (Nexis) 7 July (Features section) 24 He used his welcoming remarks to the US president to take a chip at Gillard. < as lemmas |
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