cash in one's chips
Originating from gambling, 'cash in one's chips' has evolved to have idiomatic meanings beyond the casino.
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Definition
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(informal)To quit or stop an activity, accepting any outcomes.
Example
- After years in the business, he decided to cash in his chips and retire.
C1General
(informal, euphemism)To pass away or die.
Example
- The old sailor finally cashed in his chips after a long illness.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "cash in one's chips":
cash inkick the bucketcall it quitsbite the dustgo belly-upcash outcast up one's accountshang up one's bootsbreathe one's lasthand in one's checkscrash outend one's lifedie on one's arsefall on one's swordhang up one's hatgive up the ghostcall it a dayconk outbite the big onego for brokeget the chopblow one's wad