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when the chips are down

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Inglés		Español
when the chips are down adv	informal, figurative (in a difficult situation) (figurado)	cuando las papas queman expr
	(figurado)	a la hora de la verdad expr
	(figurado)	cuando haya que mostrar las cartas expr
	When the chips are down, are you brave enough to keep going?
	Cuando las papas quemen, ¿tendrás el coraje suficiente para seguir?
	A la hora de la verdad, ¿tendrás el coraje suficiente para seguir?
		cuando las cosas vienen torcidas expr
		cuando vienen mal dadas expr

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