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gets the chop

gets the chop is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get the chop.

Meaning of get the chop

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.

Questions about gets the chop

What is gets the chop the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Gets the chop is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get the chop.

Words near gets the chop in the dictionary

  1. gets the better of
  2. gets the bird
  3. gets the boot
  4. gets the bulge on
  5. gets the bullet
  6. gets the chop
  7. gets the dirty water off one's chest
  8. gets the door
  9. gets the drawers
  10. gets the drift
  11. gets the drop on

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