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    chips are down

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    idiomIdiomA difficult situation where your resources are low and you face a challenge.
    The chips are down, and we need to make some tough decisions.

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    Global chip shortage: How microchips became one of the worlds most precious resources

    13:13Global chip shortage: How microchips became one of the worlds most precious resources
    • So when the silicon chips are down, what happens?

      So when the silicon chips are down, what happens?

    • So when the silicon chips are down, what happens?

      So when the silicon chips are down, what happens?

    B1

    The Dark Knight - Batman interrogates the Joker - french and english subtitles

    04:17The Dark Knight - Batman interrogates the Joker - french and english subtitles
    • When the chips are down, these... These civilized people, they'll eat each other!

      When the chips are down, these... These civilized people, they'll eat each other!

    • When the chips are down, these civilized people, they'll eat each other.

      When the chips are down, these civilized people, they'll eat each other.

    B1

    The Most Toxic Person In The Workplace – by Simon Sinek

    02:18The Most Toxic Person In The Workplace –  by Simon Sinek
    • Who's always got your back and when the chips are down, they will be there with you?"

      Who's always got your back and when the chips are down, they will be there with you?"

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