play chicken

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play chicken — idiom

1. To take part in a dangerous game where people test each other's courage, and the

1.idiom
Definition

To take part in a dangerous game where people test each other's courage, and the first to stop loses.

Example

Two drivers played chicken on the highway, each refusing to swerve first.

Playing chicken with a train is extremely foolish and can be deadly.