[General] nix/nicks? on your chin?

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dreakx

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GO TO 9:40, or a bit earlier to get the context
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxk3fYnUilY

What I understand is that losers will be chipping (undermine) you like some birds chip the barks of trees, but I didn't get the other expression. Can you help me?
 

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What other expression?
 

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It refer to nicks, a small cut made by something like a knife- individually, they don't mean much, but they build up into something more serious.
 

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like little nicks at your shin
 
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