get the chop

verb — 2 senses

get the chop

verb
1

Idiomatic To be dismissed from employment.

2

Idiomatic To be eliminated from a competition.

Synonyms
get the sack
Related terms
for the chop, pink slip, give someone the chop, give someone the heave-ho

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