chip in | Idiomator

Meaning: (intransitive,idiomatic)To make acontribution;helpin a small way; especially, topayfor a part of something.If we allchip in, we can afford to buy a pizza for lunch.March 26 2023, David Hytner, “Kane and Bukayo Saka combine against Ukraine for England’s perfect Euros start”, inThe Guardian‎[1]:It was England up the right, with Jordan Henderson – back in the starting XI for Kalvin Phillips –chipping in, too, popping up in inside positions to flip over a couple of dangerous crosses.(intransitive)To contribute (for, to, or toward something).Shechipped infor the gift.; (transitive,idiomatic)Tocontribute(something)Hechipped intwenty for the retirement gift.; (intransitive,card games)Toante; to put into thepotthe amount of chips or money required to continue.He seemed to hesitate when hechipped in.; (intransitive,idiomatic,British,informal)To interrupt a discussion for the purpose of making a comment.2024May 1, Paul Clifton, “Better forecasting of where the danger lies”, inRAIL, number1008, page46:Will Godfrey, director of economics, finance and markets at ORR,chips in: "Reducing cancellations and maintaining punctuality as passengers return after the pandemic is a really vital objective.; (intransitive,golf)To put achipshot in thehole.Hechipped infrom 20 yards for a birdie.; (transitive,slang)To join in (something); tobutt inor contribute (something) to a conversation; to say (something).Shechipped inthat she had seen the whole situation play out.

Examples:

EN: Let's chip in and get a new deck.
ES: Vamos a contribuir todos para comprar una nueva baraja.
EN: If you don't chip in, the guy who takes your place will.
ES: Si tú no pagas, tu sustituto lo hará.
EN: And we're all gonna chip in everything we have.
ES: Y vamos a contribuir con todo lo que tiene.
EN: I'll meet you here. The boys will chip in.
ES: Le preguntaré a los muchachos.
EN: Folks chip in with this and that so as to get you squared away.
ES: La gente da lo que puede.
EN: We all got to get together. - All right, everybody chip in two bucks.
ES: - Sí, debemos estar unidos.
EN: ...We all chip in!
ES: Hagamos una colecta.
EN: What we gotta do is chip in some money - whatever we can afford - and send down to St Louis for a lawyer.
ES: Necesitamos reunir todo el dinero que podamos.
EN: We'll all chip in for an operation.
ES: Todos estamos clamando por una operación.
EN: But Jin-san, we'd like you to chip in a little.
ES: Verás, Jin-san, quisiéramos que aportes algo.
EN: I'll pick up the cost of the costumes, but could you chip in 30 or 50 yen?
ES: Yo pagaré el costo de los disfraces, pero... ¿podrías contribuir 30 o 50 yenes?
EN: Still, got a chip in my piggy bank.
ES: - Sí, pero tengo una buena brecha.
EN: Then we'll find it a place to live and all chip in...
ES: Pues le buscamos una casa y todos contribuimos...
EN: Bunch of little kids chip in their nickels and dimes to buy me a $5 watch marked down to 3.50.
ES: Un puñado de críos reúnen sus ahorros para comprarme un reloj de 5 $ rebajado a 3.50.
EN: My plane isn't big enough to handle the job so if you wanna chip in a couple of hundred bucks apiece I'll swap my plane in for a secondhand twin-motor job and...
ES: Mi avión es demasiado pequeño. Si ponen 200 dólares cada uno, cambiaré mi avión por un bimotor de segunda mano y... 200 dólares, ¿existe tanto dinero?

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