chip in

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chip in (third-person singular simple present chips in, present participle chipping in, simple past and past participle chipped in)

1. (intransitive, idiomatic) To make a contribution; help in a small way; especially, to pay for a part of something.

   If we all chip in, we can afford to buy a pizza for lunch.

   • March 26 2023, David Hytner, “Kane and Bukayo Saka combine against Ukraine for England’s perfect Euros start”, in The Guardian‎:

     It was England up the right, with Jordan Henderson – back in the starting XI for Kalvin Phillips – chipping in, too, popping up in inside positions to flip over a couple of dangerous crosses.

2. (transitive, idiomatic) To contribute.

   He chipped in twenty for the retirement gift.

3. (intransitive, card games) To ante; to put into the pot the amount of chips or money required to continue.

   He seemed to hesitate when he chipped in.

4. (intransitive, idiomatic, British, informal) To interrupt a discussion for the purpose of making a comment.
   • 2024 May 1, Paul Clifton, “Better forecasting of where the danger lies”, in RAIL, number 1008, page 46:

     Will Godfrey, director of economics, finance and markets at ORR, chips in: "Reducing cancellations and maintaining punctuality as passengers return after the pandemic is a really vital objective.

5. (intransitive, golf) To put a chip shot in the hole.

   He chipped in from 20 yards for a birdie.