get the chop
(Redirected from give the chop)
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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)
- (idiomatic) To be dismissed from employment.
- (idiomatic) To be eliminated from a competition.
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- See also Thesaurus:lay off
- get the sack