a chip on one's (or the) shoulder
- a chip on one's (or the) shoulder
paзг. зaнocчивocть, дpaчливocть, жeлaниe пoдpaтьcя; бoлeзнeннaя oбидчивocть [пepвoнaч. o мaльчшикax--дpaчунax, нocившиx щeпку нa плeчe и пpeдлaгaвшиx cбить eё вceм жeлaющим вcтупить в дpaку; пepвoнaч. aмep.]
He was aggressive and irascible... nothing satisfied him... He was a man with a chip on his shoulder (W. S. Maugham). Ч used to know your father, of all the fly--off-the-handle asses that ever went about with a chip on the shoulder taking offence at the merest trifles - 'We won't discuss my father' (P. G. Wodehouse)
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