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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Your Query of 'when the chips are down' Resulted in 1 Matches Displaying Items 1 through 1 Definitions when the chips are down idiom  (idiom) When the pressure is on; when the situation is urgent or critical He wasn't a very talented musician but, when the chips were down, he played well. When the chips are down, you need to make tough decisions. Etymology: From the game of poker.        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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