lop

lop (something) off

To cut something off or away, especially quickly, indelicately, or without finesse. I had been growing my hair out since I was in junior high school, and then one day I decided to lop it all off. The knight lopped off his arm for his insubordination. Will you go out back and lop those branches off the tree? They're obstructing our view of the sea.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

lop something off (of) something

 and lop something off
to chop or cut something off something. (Of is usually retained before pronouns.) Lop that long branch off the tree before you put the saw away, will you? Please lop off that branch.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

lop off

v.
To cut something off; chop off: The barber lopped my ponytail off. The gardener lopped off the dead branches.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • lop (something) off
  • lop off
  • slickum
  • mash on
  • mash on (something)
  • quick and dirty
  • quick-and-dirty
  • frizz up
  • stick up
  • moppy
References in periodicals archive
3d was that the cut surface of the LOP sheets in these LOP-rich blends were rough after freeze polishing.
Slamming the absence of the LoP, Lodha said, " The person holding the post is the voice representing the view different from the government.
The ruling BJP, which is in no mood to grant the LoP status to the Congress, has cited past precedents when there was no LoP during Congress governments in 1980 and 1984.
The rule that the party with a minimum of 10 per cent representation should get the status of LoP has no statutory validity."
The ruling BJP believes the Congress does not deserve the post as it has just 44 members in the Lok Sabha, as against 54 needed to officially get LoP status.
Rabbits have become very popular pets over the last few years and, in Scotland, the most common is the Miniature Lop.
Seismic analysts would later confirm Bratt's hunch when they determined that the Chinese vibrations actually originated at an unlikely place to stage a test, hundreds of kilometers away from the Lop Nor site.
Summary: New Delhi [India], Jun 1 (ANI): Congress leader K Suresh on Saturday said that his party will claim for the Leader of Opposition (LoP) and Deputy Speaker posts, even as spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala maintained that they don't have required numbers to ask for the LoP position in the Lok Sabha.
THE CONGRESS on Saturday came down heavily on Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi for saying that the party, which has the second biggest seat-share in the Lok Sabha but lacks the numbers needed to be named the Leader of Opposition ( LoP), had no claim to the position.
New Delhi, July 26 ( ANI ): Congress spokesperson P C Chacko said Saturday that it is necessary for the functioning of the government to have a Leader of Opposition (LoP).
IN A big blow to the Congress, Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi has said the party has no case for claiming the Leader of Opposition (LoP) post.
New Delhi, July 22 ( ANI ): The government today cried foul against the opposition Congress party, for casting aspersions against the Speaker over the contentious issue of Leader of Opposition (LoP) post in the Lok Sabha.
DEADLOCK over the post of the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha continues with the Congress adamant over its claim and ruling BJP in no mood grant the favour to the opposition party.