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got the chop

got the chop is the simple past of get the chop.

got the chop is the past participle 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 got the chop

What is got the chop the simple past of?
Got the chop is the simple past of get the chop.

Words near got the chop in the dictionary

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

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