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chip in
iii. chip something in
x. chip in with something for someone
We five friends went to a nice restaurant on Saturday and had a real good lunch. When the bill came, we all chipped in.
My father was in hospital last month for his prostate. My brothers and I chipped in to pay the bill.
I share a flat with three other students. We chip in to pay the electricity bill.
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The boys chipped in to buy a cricket bat and a ball.
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What does
this idiom / phrasal verb mean?
How should
we use this idiom / phrasal verb?
This phrase
‘chip in’ means
1. to
contribute some money to a fund or pool organised to buy something (usually a
gift) for somebody
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2. to contribute some money to pay a bill
4. to
contribute or add a few words or sentences to a conversation or a discussion
Now, before we go ahead with our discussion, let me say
something: this phrase is defined as an idiom in some dictionaries and as a
phrasal verb in other dictionaries. This should not really bother us as we are
not interested in definitions. What we want to know is what it means and how it
can help us speak better English.
1.
to contribute some money to a common pool for the purpose of buying something
(usually a gift) for someone:
When
everyone (or several persons) gives some money – usually a small amount – to
buy a gift for someone, they are said to chip in on the gift.
Usually, the
amount of money is small, but in certain cases it could be quite big as when
people contribute to buy a rather expensive present for someone in their
family.
The
sentence structures could be:
i. chip
in
We decided
to get a gift for Mr Davidson who was to retire at the end of the month. All
the people in the accounts department chipped in.
ii. chip in on something
All the
people in the accounts department chipped in on a gift. It was for Mr Davidson who
was to retire at the end of the month.
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iii. chip something in
Mr Davidson
was retiring at the end of the month and we decided to get a gift for him.
Everybody chipped a hundred bucks in.
iv. chip
something in on something
Mr Davidson
was retiring at the end of the month. Everybody chipped a hundred bucks in on a gift
for him.
v. chip in on something for
someone
We all chipped in on a
gift for Mr Davidson who was retiring at the end of the month.
vi. chip in for someone
We all chipped in for
Mr Davidson who was retiring at the end of the month.
vii. chip in with something
We all chipped in with
a hundred bucks each.
viii. chip in with something on
something
We all chipped in with
a hundred bucks on a gift.
ix. chip in with something on something for somebody
We all chipped in with
a hundred bucks on a gift for Mr Davidson.
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xi. chip in to buy something
We all chipped in to buy a
gift for Mr Davidson who was retiring at the end of the month.
OR
We all chipped in and
bought a gift for Mr Davidson who was retiring at the end of the month.
2.
to contribute some money to pay a bill
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We five friends went to a nice restaurant on Saturday and had a real good lunch. When the bill came, we all chipped in.
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My father was in hospital last month for his prostate. My brothers and I chipped in to pay the bill.
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I share a flat with three other students. We chip in to pay the electricity bill.
3.
to contribute help or advice to somebody or some organisation
A local
women’s group in our neighbourhood wanted to organise a health check camp so
all the doctors in our area chipped in to make it a success.
My friend’s
daughter was in need of a job so all of us friends chipped in and
guided her.
There had
been an earthquake in a part of the country and local organisations were trying
to help. We all chipped in with whatever we could- money, old clothes,
utensils, shoes, anything that could be of some use to the survivors.
Folks back home in our village
need a small hospital. Have a heart guys! All of us are from there and are doing well in
this city.Let's all chip in to help them build the hospital.
4.
to contribute or add a few words or sentences to a conversation or a discussion
We were
discussing market development when Robert chipped in, ‘How about a small
survey?’
Mr Williams
and I will read out the programme for the seminar as we have planned it but all
of you are welcome to chip in with your suggestions.
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