get the chop

verb

To be dismissed from employment.

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get the sack
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Meanings

verbget 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)

present singular third person gets the chop · participle present getting the chop · past got the chop · UK participle past got the chop · US participle past gotten the chop

  1. idiomaticTo be dismissed from employment.
  2. idiomaticTo be eliminated from a competition.

Synonyms & antonyms

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get the sack
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get the bootget the elbowget the sack
Cite this entry
APA

get the chop. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20the%20chop

MLA

“get the chop.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20the%20chop. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “get the chop,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20the%20chop.

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