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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Chip in

What is the origin of the idiom "chip in" ?
  

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Hi, I don't know. But the obvious guess is a card game like poker, where you throw a poker chip into the pot (ie the centre of the table) in order to participate in the game. Best wishes, Clive

  • Hi, I don't know.
  • But the obvious guess is a card game like poker, where you throw a poker chip into the pot (ie the centre of the table) in order to participate in the game.
  • Best wishes, Clive
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Hi,



I don't know.



But the obvious guess is a card game like poker, where you throw a poker chip into the pot (ie the centre of the table) in order to participate in the game.



Best wishes, Clive

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