cash in one's chips

Verb

 * 1)  To discontinue an activity, accepting whatever gains or losses one has incurred; to give up.
 * 2)  To die.
 * 3) * 2007 Feb. 7, Cowboy Dan Lewis, "|+cashes+|+cashing+|+cashed&hl=en Two Birds, But No Stone," Julian News (California, USA), p. 6 (retrieved 14 June 2011) :
 * Two years and one month ago I broke my neck in a car accident. I made it through but just barely. I came real close to cashing in my chips.
 * 1)  To die.
 * 2) * 2007 Feb. 7, Cowboy Dan Lewis, "|+cashes+|+cashing+|+cashed&hl=en Two Birds, But No Stone," Julian News (California, USA), p. 6 (retrieved 14 June 2011) :
 * Two years and one month ago I broke my neck in a car accident. I made it through but just barely. I came real close to cashing in my chips.
 * 1) * 2007 Feb. 7, Cowboy Dan Lewis, "|+cashes+|+cashing+|+cashed&hl=en Two Birds, But No Stone," Julian News (California, USA), p. 6 (retrieved 14 June 2011) :
 * Two years and one month ago I broke my neck in a car accident. I made it through but just barely. I came real close to cashing in my chips.

Synonyms

 * See Thesaurus:die