the chop

(Brit. informal)the dismissal of someone from employment

(英，非正式)解雇

hundreds more workers have been given the chop.

又有几百名工人被解雇。

chop logic

argue in a tiresomely pedantic way; quibble

学究般令人厌烦地争辩；诡辩

not much chop

(informal, chiefly Austral./NZ)unsatisfactory

(非正式，主 澳／新西兰)令人不满的，不行的

that veranda's not much chop in bad weather.

天气不好时，那阳台就不令人满意了。