Collocations for "chopped"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "chopped" in context.
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chop
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- chop (up) [meat, fish, fruit, vegetables, herbs]
- chop up (the) [meat]
- chop the [meat] up
- chop [finely, carefully, thinly]
- chop (it) into [thick, fine, 1 cm] [slices, pieces]
- chop with a [blender, mixer, knife]
- [wash, peel, cut] and chop (up)
- chopping [logs, wood, firewood]
- chop and [place, throw, chuck] (on the fire)
- chop down [a tree, trees]
- chop (it) with a [saw, chainsaw]
- chop off [branches, cuttings, twigs]
- chop [branches] off
- chopping [branches] off a tree
- chopped off his [thumb, finger]
- chopped his [thumb] off
- the [guillotine, machine, shredder, saw] chopped off his [finger]
- chopped (them) down to size
- (karate) chopped him on the [head, neck]
- chopped the [guard, attacker, assailant, robber, opponent] on the [neck]
- UK: the [article, player, course] was chopped
- UK: chopped from the [newspaper, team, program]
- [pork, lamb, beef] chops
- [roast, grilled, barbecued] (pork) chops
- [roast] the chops
- [pork] chops with [roast potatoes, mustard, salad]
- a karate chop
- a (karate) chop to the [back, shoulder, neck]
- [felled, decapitated, severed] with one chop of an ax
- gave the [wood, log] a chop
- split the [wood] in one chop
- [he, the dog] licked his chops (at the sight of)
- got [hit, smacked, punched] in the chops
- UK, slang: (Just) shut your chops!
- UK, slang: Get your chops around [that, this one]!
- UK, slang: is a (real) cheeky chops
- slang: his [keyboard, guitar, saxophone] chops
- slang: The musician really has some chops.
- slang: have been busting my chops [all day, at work, nonstop]
- slang: stop busting my chops (about)
- a lot of chop on the [water, ocean]
- too much chop for [sailing, swimming]
'chopped' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):