Idiom
cash in one's chips
Meaning
To discontinue an activity, accepting whatever gains or losses one has incurred; to give up.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I am tired of this project and ready to cash in my chips.”
“After losing money on the stock for months, he decided to cash in his chips and sell everything.”
“Realizing that the market had turned against his strategy, the investor chose to cash in his chips rather than risk further losses.”
Examples
simple
“I am tired of this project and ready to cash in my chips.”
contextual
“After losing money on the stock for months, he decided to cash in his chips and sell everything.”
complex
“Realizing that the market had turned against his strategy, the investor chose to cash in his chips rather than risk further losses.”
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