chip on theshoulder

chip on theshoulder
   If someone has a chip on their shoulder, the feel resentful because they feel they are being treated unfairly, especially because of their background, their sex or their colour.
   

He's got a chip on his shoulder because he's from a working-class family.


English Idioms & idiomatic expressions. 2014.

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