chip in
Add your share
To chip in is to contribute money or effort to a shared cause: We all chipped in to buy her a gift, Everyone chipped in to help clean up after the party.
The phrase suggests pooling small individual contributions toward something larger.
In card games, to chip in is to add chips to the pot.
Combine for mutual benefit
- ante upContribute required stake
- sharePortion given out
- add toInclude with existing
- go halvesDivide costs evenly
divvy up · club together · go Dutch · pony up · cough up · front money
Offer assistance to someone
- step upIncrease or advance
- assistTo give support
- volunteerUnpaid willing participant
- cooperateWork jointly with others
participate · do your part · pull together · rally round · get involved · roll up sleeves · come through · back up
pool resources
Combine for mutual benefit
go halves · divvy up · club together · go Dutch · pony up · cough up · front money
lend a hand
Offer assistance to someone
cooperate · participate · do your part · pull together · rally round · get involved · roll up sleeves · come through · back up · support
speak up
Talk louder or opine
- helpingaid, assist, give a hand, help, helping hand
- contributecontribute, donate, give, ante up, help
- gambling lingoante up, raise the stakes, high roller, jackpot, bluff
- sharing phraseshelp yourself, here you go, for you, go halves, share and share alike
- commercetrade, banking, merchant, imports, sales
- asking for helpplease help, help me, lend a hand, help wanted, SOS
chip inwithhold
Refuse to give
foot the bill · hoard · hold back · freeload · mooch
chip insit out
Refrain from participating
abstain · stand aside · opt out · hold back · do nothing
in, chip, chips, chipped, chipper, microchip, chipping, chipboard, chipset