A difficult situation in which you are forced to decide what is important to you.
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• I'm not sure what I'll do when the chips are down.
• When the chips are down he always finds the courage to carry on.

Submitted by JP03 on October 29, 2014

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when the chips are downWhen the pressure is on; when the situation is urgent or critical.
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عندما تنخفض الرقائق

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