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• when the chips are down — At a moment of crisis or critically important time • • • Main Entry: ↑chip * * * when the chips are down spoken phrase used for saying what happens when a situation becomes difficult or reaches an important point When the chips are down, you… …   Useful english dictionary

• when the chips are down — {adv. cl.}, {informal} When the winner and loser of a bet or a game are decided; at the most important or dangerous time. * /Tom hit a home run in the last inning of the game when the chips were down./ * /When the chips were down, the two… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• when the chips are down — {adv. cl.}, {informal} When the winner and loser of a bet or a game are decided; at the most important or dangerous time. * /Tom hit a home run in the last inning of the game when the chips were down./ * /When the chips were down, the two… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• when the chips are down — when you are in a difficult or dangerous situation, especially one which tests whether you can trust people or which shows people s true opinions. When the chips are down, you need people around you that you can depend on. When the chips were… …   New idioms dictionary

• chips are down — 1) the time when one faces the greatest obstacles When the chips were down he went to his father for advice and received his encouragement. 2) at the most important or dangerous time, when the winner and loser of a bet or a game will be decided… …   Idioms and examples

• when the chips are down — 1) the time when one faces the greatest obstacles When the chips were down he went to his father for advice and received his encouragement. 2) at the most important or dangerous time, when the winner and loser of a bet or a game will be decided… …   Idioms and examples

• when the chips are down — when the right decision must be made, when you must win    When the chips are down when we are losing we play better. We need to be challenged …   English idioms

• kick someone when they are down — phrase to attack or criticize someone when they are already in a weak position Thesaurus: to treat someone unfairlysynonym to criticize, accuse or blamesynonym Main entry: kick * * * cause further misfortune to someone who is already in a… …   Useful english dictionary

• My Defenses Are Down — is a song from the 1946 musical Annie Get Your Gun, by Irving Berlin. It was first performed by Ray Middleton. In the song, Frank Butler sings about how falling in love with Annie Oakley has made him lose all his confidence in dealing with women …   Wikipedia

• chips are down —    This expression refers to people s behavior in a difficult or dangerous situation when action must be taken.     It s when the chips are down that Jack is at his best …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

• chips are down — See when the chips are down …   English idioms