We found 11 dictionaries that define the word when the chips are down:

General (10 matching dictionaries)

1. when the chips are down: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
2. when the chips are down: Merriam-Webster
3. when the chips are down: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
4. when the chips are down: Collins English Dictionary
5. when the chips are down: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
6. when the chips are down: Wiktionary
7. when the chips are down: Dictionary.com
8. when the chips are down: TheFreeDictionary.com

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)

9. when the chips are down: Idioms

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