chop off

Related to chop off: take hold, lined up, dropped off

chop off

1. To cut something off of something else. A noun or pronoun can be used between "chop" and "off." We had to chop off that branch because it was in danger of falling on our house. I decided to chop my hair off because I needed a change in my life.
2. To stop someone abruptly while they are talking. A noun or pronoun can be used between "chop" and "off." I had to chop him off because his boring story was putting me to sleep.
See also: chop, off
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

chop someone off

Fig. to stop someone in the middle of a sentence or speech. (Abruptly, as if actually chopping or cutting.) I'm not finished. Don't chop me off! The moderator chopped off the speaker.
See also: chop, off

chop something off (of) something

 and chop something off
to cut something off something, as with an axe or saw. (Of is usually retained before pronouns.) We chopped the dead branches off the tree. You should chop off the other branch.
See also: chop, off
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

chop off

v.
To cut something short by or as if by chopping; curtail something: The barber chopped my ponytail off. The butcher chopped off a hunk of meat for me.
See also: chop, off
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • base off (of) (something else)
  • whack something off
  • chop up
  • chop out
  • bite off
  • blow off
  • blow someone/something off
  • chop back
  • blow off the map
  • be off for (something)
References in periodicals archive
Choubey, as health minister in the Bihar government, had earlier threatened to chop off the hands of striking doctors.
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Summary: Mandi (Himachal Pradesh) [India], Apr 25 (ANI): The District Electoral Officer of Mandi on Thursday issued a notice to Himachal Pradesh BJP Chief Satpal Singh Satti over his comment "will chop off hands of those who point fingers at Modi Ji."
Mandi district electoral officer issues notice to BJP's Himachal chief
Rob also allegedly did not like Kristen's new shorter hair cut, which she debuted some time back and had it been in his hands, he would not have let her ex-girlfriend chop off her long hair, new reports suggests.
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Denying she was a gold-digger, she said: "I would rather someone come up and chop off all my limbs than go through what I went through." Her comments have divided readers...
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"To chop off the heads of men, I use a special sword, following the writings of the Prophet Mohammed, while I use a gun to execute women.
I CUT OFF 600 HEADS; pounds 88-a-time executioner tells of pride
Urban can definitely have the first mover advantage of being the first male celebrity to chop off his long hair and go for a new look.
Keith Urban Chops Off His Long Hair And Looks Wow, Check Out His Photos
Summary: Sikar (Rajashthan) [India] Jul 10 (ANI): Rajasthan State Minister Rajkumar Rinwa has been making the headlines for his controversial statement, demanding a law to chop off all those politicians, who make demeaning remarks on the Indian Army.
Politicos making demeaning remark on Army should be chopped off: Rajasthan Minister
But the sqauddie was reportedly instructed to chop off his fingers off for a later investigation when the trio were caught using a biometrics camera to take fingerprints.
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