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getting the chop

getting the chop is the present participle and gerund 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 getting the chop

What is getting the chop the present participle and gerund of?
Getting the chop is the present participle and gerund of get the chop.

Words near getting the chop in the dictionary

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

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