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 checkscount one's dayscrash 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