chop shop

chop shop

A location where stolen vehicles are disassembled so that their parts can be sold. We'll never get our car back if the thieves have already taken it to a chop-shop.
See also: chop, shop
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

chop-shop

n. a place where stolen cars are cut or broken up into car parts for resale. The state is cracking down on these chop-shops.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • chop-shop
  • have a 20 on (someone)
  • get a 20 on (someone)
  • any old place
  • any old thing, time, place, etc.
  • secret hideout
  • a/(one's) 20
  • a hop, skip, and a jump
  • hop, skip, and (a) jump
  • hop, skip, and jump
References in periodicals archive
Police have launched a 'Shop A Chop Shop' campaign urging the public to report any suspicions to 101.
Man arrested after stolen BMWs discovered stripped down in chop shop
Chop Shop is a wild blend of pulp fiction with dark comedy; its engrossing plot always seems just about to spin out of control.
Chop Shop
"The evidence is that the kids might be paid a few hundred quid per car while one of the chop shops alone was making profits of PS5 million in a year," he says.
Cars 'stolen to order' by teens for as little as PS200
These are also the same features of a series of stories involving "body brokers," who run filthy chop shops where corpses are bought and sold by part like a butcher's shop.
Will investigators ignore babies discovered in Detroit body broker warehouse?
In Kirklees, the "chop shop" operation centred on industrial premises in Dewsbury.
Stolen car rackets smashed by police; Several arrested after major operations by police forces
"They had the foresight to choose a location visible from Third Avenue yet with side street pricing, in a bustling but underserved area of Murray Hill," said Rappaport, who represented Chop Shop in its 1,600 s/f lease at 41 West 24th Street in the Flatiron District.
On the side a healthy option
Envision Networks Chop Shop Classic announces an AC/DC 40th Anniversary Special.
Chop Shop Classic celebrates 40 years of AC/DC
"Our Chop Shop crew has been corrupted into a naughty more evil version of a pit crew that their bloody outfits will testify to," said officials.
'Evil' is brewing at the Hub..
The Zombie Survival Machine was designed by Anson Kuo, using the Walking Dead Chop Shop, an application that is accessible online and on select smartphones, and picked from a total of 82,500 fan submissions.
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Also featured will be the Chop Shop Theatre and Biker Build Offs that will take place across both days in the 'Display Zone.'
India Bike Week all set to vroom into sunny Goa
The ensuing adventure includes a Red-Bull-guzzling taxi driver, a chop shop run by local thugs, a Rottweiler, and a cannibalistic family with a minivan.
Strand, Jeff. A Bad Day for Voodoo
When cells can't get enough oxygen, such as during exercise, they break down sugar molecules like a chop shop does stolen cars-quickly and messily.
Flies on meth burn through sugar: effect may explain why addicts often have a sweet tooth
The Abergavennyborn singer was specifically negative about her lack of success in the US, slating her American record label Chop Shop for their lack of support.
Marina: I'm a failure