get the chop

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

get the chop (third-person singular simple present gets the chop, present participle getting the chop, simple past got the chop, past participle (UK) got the chop or (US) gotten the chop)

1. (idiomatic) To be dismissed from employment.
2. (idiomatic) To be eliminated from a competition.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:lay off
• get the sack

See also

• pink slip
• give someone the chop
• give someone the (old) heave-ho