for the chop Definition

chop¹
verb chopped, chopping

1. To cut with a vigorous downward or sideways slicing action, with an axe, knife, etc.

Thesaurus: divide, sever, hack, cut, cleave, slash, slice, truncate, fell, lop, shear, hew.
2. To hit (a ball) with a sharp downwards stroke.
3. colloq
To reduce or completely withdraw (funding, etc).

noun

1. A slice of pork, lamb or mutton containing a bone, especially a rib.
2. A chopping action or stroke.
3. A sharp downward stroke given to a ball.
4. In boxing, karate etc: a short sharp blow.

Idiom: for the chop

colloq
About to be dismissed.

Idiom: get the chop

To be dismissed from a job.

To be stopped or closed down.
Example: Our project got the chop

Etymology: 14c: variant of chap².

Phrasal Verb: chop something off

To remove it by chopping.