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have a chip on one's shoulder

/ˌhæv ə ˈtʃɪp ˌɔn ˌwʌnz ˈʃoʊldɝ/

To stay angry or defensive because of a past unfair experience.

“He has a chip on his shoulder about not getting into his first-choice school.”
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Illustration of have a chip on one's shoulder: To stay angry or defensive because of a past unfair experience.