What does the idiom a chip on your shoulder mean?

informal. : to have an angry or unpleasant attitude or way of behaving caused by a belief that one has been treated unfairly in the past He has had a chip on his shoulder ever since he didn't get the promotion he was expecting.

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What does turned turtle mean?

upside down to turn on one's side or upside down. The waves caused the small boat to turn turtle. Accordingly, what does it mean to call in your chips? [mainly British] to decide to use your influence or social connections in order to gain an advantage over other people. That point needs making, before the President's friends in the labour unions and the steel and textile industries try to call in their chips. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary.

Moreover, what does it mean to be a queer fish?

Definition of odd/queer fis. British, informal. : a strange or unusual person She's really quite an odd fish. What is the meaning of tempered with? made less intense or violent, especially by the influence of something good or benign: justice tempered with mercy. properly moistened or mixed, as clay.

Also, what do you mean by wee hours?

Wee hours mean the early hours of a day, or the period immediately after midnight. They are called so because the word 'wee' in present-day English means 'very small or tiny'. As these hours are the beginning of the new day they came to be referred to as the wee hours.