It seems that several managers are for the chop.
There are rumours that the late-night bus service is for the chop.
English dictionary. 2014.
for the chop — (informal) About to be dismissed or killed • • • Main Entry: ↑chop * * * for the chop Brit informal used to say that someone is going to lose a job or that something is being stopped or canceled More than 100 jobs are for the chop. [=are… … Useful english dictionary
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
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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 — 1 verb chopped, chopping 1 CUT STH (T) chop up to cut something such as food or wood into smaller pieces: Can you chop some firewood? | chop sth into pieces/chunks/segments: Chop an onion into pieces. 2 REDUCE STH (T) to reduce by a large amount… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
