get the chop

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get the chop also be given the chop

1. (British informal) if a person gets the chop, they lose their job Anyone who argued with the foreman was liable to be given the chop.

2. (British informal) 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 the car.

See also: chop, get

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Gregory has spent nearly pounds 40million in just 17 months as Villa's manager, and still finds himself cast as second-favourite to get the chop among Premiership managers according to the bookies. Football: Nightmare that drives Gregory on by Moore, David / The Mirror (London, England)			get rolling get screwed get sea legs Get serious! get shit together get short shrift get shot of get shut of Get skates on! get smart get some kind of mileage out of get some weight off feet get somewhere get started on get steam up get straight get straight from the horse's mouth Get stuffed! get teeth into get the axe get the ball rolling get the best of get the better of get the bit between teeth get the boot get the chop get the draw on get the drift get the drift of get the drop on get the facts straight get the feel of get the gate get the goods on get the hang of get the hell out get the hell out of get the hump get the jitters get the kinks out get the lead out get the message Get the message? get the most out of get the munchies get the nod get the picture get the point get the sack get the shaft get the short end			get teeth into get teeth into get teeth into get teeth into get temporary use of Get That Azzhole get the axe get the ball rolling get the ball rolling get the ball rolling get the ball rolling get the ball rolling get the best get the best of get the best of get the better of get the better of get the better of get the bit between teeth get the bit between teeth get the bit between teeth get the bit between teeth get the bit between teeth get the bit between teeth get the bit in teeth get the bit in teeth get the bit in teeth get the bit in teeth get the bit in teeth get the boot get the chop get the courage up get the dope on get the draw on get the drift get the drift of get the drop on get the facts straight get the feel get the feel get the feel get the feel get the feel for get the feel for get the feel for get the feel for get the feel of get the final word get the flick Get the Flip Back to Work Get the Flip Out Get the Flock Out of Dodge Get the Fool Out of My Face Get the Frag Out Get the Freak Out of Here Get the Freak Over It Get The Frick Out Get the Fudge Outta Here get the gate get the gate get the gate

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