get the chop

phrase

British, informal

: to lose one's job : be fired or laid off

The employees with less experience got the chop.

Examples of get the chop in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

James, Eliminated Episode 5 When the first elimination of the season rolled around, James was, unfortunately, the cook to get the chop. — Alexandra Koster, refinery29.com, 3 July 2024

Today, with jobs plentiful and stocks relatively buoyant, signs of thrift remain scarce, but even affordable luxuries get the chop when household budgets are squeezed. — Spencer Jakab, WSJ, 25 Mar. 2022

But DeJa’s embodiment of the song edged her out just enough to earn her place back, leaving Daya Betty to get the chop. — Stephen Daw, Billboard, 18 Jan. 2022

After becoming the second member of Group C to get the chop, the lovable monster used his eight hands to unmask himself, revealing comedian and Full House star Bob Saget (as EW had predicted). — Andrea Towers, EW.com, 12 Aug. 2021

The investment banking business, the biggest drag during the global financial crisis, would get the chop. — Bernhard Warner, Fortune, 21 Sep. 2020

Rhymes for get the chop

• barbershop
• countertop
• lollipop
• mountaintop
• photoshop
• tabletop
• turboprop
• atop
• backdrop
• backstop
• bebop
• blacktop