chips down

Example Sentences

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"Sure, but are they going to get chips down to a nanometre? Probably not."

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2025

“The fact they have hesitated for so long to put their chips down on the table suggests they’re fully aware of the potential economic and political implications of taking a major step in this direction.”

From Washington Post • Aug. 23, 2022

“But with the chips down, that all faded away.”

From New York Times • Aug. 7, 2022

MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan dropped 0.63%, heading back towards 2021 lows set last month, with Chinese blue chips down 0.21%, Australia falling 0.54% and Hong Kong off 0.45%.

From Reuters • Aug. 19, 2021

Cal doggedly lighted bill after bill until all were burned, and then he crushed the black chips down to powder and waited for Lee to comment, but Lee did not speak or move.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck