the chop
(Brit. informal)the dismissal of someone from employment
(英,非正式)解雇
hundreds more workers have been given the chop.
又有几百名工人被解雇。
chop logic
argue in a tiresomely pedantic way; quibble
学究般令人厌烦地争辩;诡辩
not much chop
(informal, chiefly Austral./NZ)unsatisfactory
(非正式,主 澳/新西兰)令人不满的,不行的
that veranda's not much chop in bad weather.
天气不好时,那阳台就不令人满意了。