1 Bobby Jones is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame and the Georgia Tech Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 1958. 2  He is also a member of the 1997 Georgia Tech Engineering Hall of Fame Class.
The phrase âa chip on oneâs shoulderâ is reported as originating with the nineteenth century U.S. practice of spoiling for a fight by carrying a chip of wood on oneâs shoulder, daring others to knock it off. This suggested derivation has more than the whiff of folk-etymology about it.
In the personâs mind, he is showing how tough he is. *Because this expression is used to describe someone and because it uses the verb have, you can also use have got. You can also add adjectives to describe the size of the chip: I canât stand working with Bill; heâs got such a massive chip on his shoulder.