chop out
chop out
To remove something, as by slicing or cutting (literally or figuratively). A noun or pronoun can be used between "chop" and "out." When you edit his piece, be sure not to chop all the personality out of it.
See also: chop, out
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
chop out
v.
To remove something by chopping or cutting; excise something: I chopped out a big piece of wood from the log. The editor always chops all the jokes out of the manuscripts.
See also: chop, out
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.
- chop up
- chop off
- chop back
- chop down
- hash up
- chop chop
- piece out
- cut down
- involve with
- involve with (someone or something)