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Wordbook of Australian Idiom: Aussie Slang
... I'm in for me chop' chop To be fired, discharged, sack, dismissed— 'He got the
bloody chop' chop Sub-standard, of poor quality, unacceptable— 'These goods
are not much chop and his bloody sales approach is not much chop either' chop
...
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The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional ...
not much chop not very good Australia, isa7 From the British and Anglo-Indian '
chop' (quality). • Obviously couldn't have been much chop, otherwise he'd have
left more Of an impression— W.R. Bennett Target Turin, p. 76, 1962 • —
Alexander ...
Eric Partridge, Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor, 2006
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Oxford Dictionary of English Idioms
This sense is now obsolete, and the sense of chop used in this phrase was later
wrongly understood as 'cut something into small pieces'. lick (or smack) your
chops: see lick (or smack) your lips at LICK. not much chop no good; not up to
much.
... the point. chop' * not much chop (81 ; frLl i # ~^T&fe ; ifc^lHilif (Now our
business is so-so, not much chop'. iEttftlPIM chord to strike a chord 1- STRIKE to
touch the right chord E TOUCH chorus * in chirpy chord 83.
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Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang
chop1 noun not much chop Austral and NZ Not up to much, of no or little value.
1847–. A. BUZO They've improved a lot, these clubs. Twenty years ago they
weren't much chop, just a place to go when you wanted to go out on the grog (
1973).
John Ayto, John Simpson, 2010
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A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
(P.B.) no chicken. Elderly. From ca. 1700: coll. Swift, 'Your hints that Stella is no
chicken'; Fielding; Walpole; Sala, 'I am no chicken.' no chop. Inferior, insignificant,
objectionable: coll.: later C.19-early 20. Hence not much chop, worthless: id.
'Dudley Keene,' he announced with a Scottish accent, giving Hayden a limp
handshake. 'You must be the new recruit.' He saw the handbook. 'Not much chop
in that, I'm afraid,' he said. 'Hobbles was hung over when he wrote it.' 'You lecture
...
David Philip Reiter, 1999
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Below These Mountains: The Adventures of John Henry Mills - ...
Posted last week Xmas cards not much "chop" I fear and late, but they were late
in reaching this behind-the-age-old-place! Adieu. The book Ethel received was '
Seven Little Australians' by Ethel Turner. Albert also sent books to Bertie and
Edie ...
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The Inheritance of Ivorie Hammer
Objects have become merely a means to an end, and I am afraid, as the main
beneficiary of that end, I am not much chop at pursu' ing vigorously the means. All
these . . .' he gestured to the many cartons that lay about the room. '. . . For which I
...
Lofty came down the stairs, muttering, 'It's not much chop when a person can't
wave a mop around without being assaulted.' He palpated a spot on his
abdomen. 'Aimed for the soft parts too, like he'd been doing bayonet drill.' 'I'd say
he took a ...
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Megan blooms with Photo of the Day submission
While I'm not much chop at identifying any flower more exotic than a lawn daisy, I'm told by someone who knows a fair bit about such things that ... «Ballina Shire Advocate, 7月 15»
ACC sexual violence prevention pilot receives mixed grade
"Mates and Dates was not much chop. We were keen to have them in but please don't come back," one teacher told Lighthouse. The content ... «Stuff.co.nz, 7月 15»
The government's $14.2 billion budget fantasy to sell an election
... good at, “because he's discovered he's not much chop at leadership … because he wants to divert our attention from the hash he's making of ... «The Saturday Paper, 7月 15»
Opinion: Living in an age of confected anxiety, we must be wary of …
While Gittins believes fears of something that will likely never occur are being played for all their worth because Abbott is not much chop as a ... «Courier Mail, 7月 15»
Baby steps and big strides: how Collingwood's Jarrod Witts proved …
He reckons he was all right with the new ball, but not much chop when the shine wore off. Shorthand bios list him as a NSW under-age state ... «The Age, 7月 15»
Tony Abbott's national security scare campaign hides the truth: he's …
Because he's discovered he's not much chop at leadership - at inspiring us with a vision of a better future, at explaining and justifying necessary ... «The Canberra Times, 6月 15»
2015 Hyundai Veloster review
... usable car, and the dual-clutch gearbox, while not much chop at the pointy end, is smooth enough to attract some customers. It's fair to say, ... «Wheels Magazine, 5月 15»
Jeremy Clarkson and the obsolescence of middle-class white men
TV presenter Jeremy Clarkson, soon to tour Australia after a “controversial” delay, is really not much chop. This is not to say that the mediocre ... «Crikey, 4月 15»
Helldivers review: Fun with friends, but not much chop for lone wolves
Helldivers is the latest game to come out of Sweden-based video game developer Arrowhead Game Studios, and the first to be released on a ... «Techly, 3月 15»
Abbott's pleading calls can't be made again
Shorten is not much chop either. The Liberals need to pick someone to lead them to the next election. It is a pity that Costello is not in the ... «The Australian, 2月 15»
