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a) To be dismissed from employmentb) To be eliminated from a competition in a reality television program.
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get the chop — (informal) 1. To be dismissed from one s job, etc 2. To be killed • • • Main Entry: ↑chop * * * get the chop Brit informal : to lose your job The employees with less experience got the chop. [=were fired; got the ax] • • • Main Entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
get the chop — 1. if a person gets the chop, they lose their job. Anyone who argued with the foreman was liable to be given the chop. 2. if a plan or a service gets the chop, it is stopped. Our local bus service got the chop, so I have to walk to work or use… … New idioms dictionary
get the sack — verb To be dismissed from employment. Syn: get sacked, get the chop, get the boot, get the elbow, get the ax, get the axe See Also: give the sack, sack, hit the sack … Wiktionary
get the boot — verb a) To be dismissed from employment. b) To be voted off a competition in a reality television show. Syn: get the chop, get the sack, get the elbow, get the walking papers … Wiktionary
get the elbow — verb To be dismissed from employment. Syn: get the chop, get the boot, get the sack … Wiktionary
be for the chop — 1. get the chop if a person gets the chop, they lose their job. The boss has asked to see Henry this morning. I ve a feeling he s for the chop. 2. get the chop if a plan or a service gets the chop, it is stopped. There are rumours that children s … New idioms dictionary
chop — chop1 [tʃɔp US tʃa:p] v past tense and past participle chopped present participle chopping [T] [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Perhaps from chap; CHAPPED] 1.) also chop up to cut something into smaller pieces ▪ He went outside to chop some more wood… … Dictionary of contemporary English
chop — I UK [tʃɒp] / US [tʃɑp] verb Word forms chop : present tense I/you/we/they chop he/she/it chops present participle chopping past tense chopped past participle chopped ** 1) a) chop or chop up [transitive] to cut something such as food or wood… … English dictionary
chop — chop1 [ tʃap ] verb ** 1. ) chop or chop up transitive to cut something such as food or wood into pieces: Finely chop the cabbage and cook it in boiling salted water. Next, add the chopped onions. Don t chop any more wood; we have enough. chop… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
chop — [[t]tʃɒ̱p[/t]] ♦♦♦ chops, chopping, chopped 1) VERB If you chop something, you cut it into pieces with strong downward movements of a knife or an axe. [V n into n] Chop the butter into small pieces... [V n] Chop the onions very finely... [V n … English dictionary
