cash in one's chips
Meet one's end
To cash in one's chips is to die—from the poker player exchanging chips for money at the end of a game.
The phrase suggests finality, settling accounts, leaving the table: He cashed in his chips at 94, outliving all his siblings.
Less commonly, it means to withdraw from any venture while you still have something to show for it.
death
Cessation of life
deceased · mortality · obituary · burial · cremation · inheritance · estate · will · eulogy · bereavement
casino
Facility for wagering
exchange · tokens · settle · gambling · wager · betting · redemption · counter · teller · voucher
cash in one's chipslive
To exist or dwell
survive · stay alive · pull through · cheat death · be born
cash in one's chipskeep going
Maintain forward progress
persevere · stick it out · soldier on · hang in there · carry on
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