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Example sentences from the Web for chopsHer chops landed her several TV gigs, including a recurring role as an NBC page on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. The Curious Little Shell That Restarted Jenny Slate’s Career|Luke Hopping|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST Maybe then Napa and Sonoma could get the chops to design an appellation regime of integrity. Napa’s Earthquake Is Not The Only Thing Shaking The Vineyards|Clive Irving|August 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST The Democratic hopeful for Texas governor proved she had chops as a local Republican pol. When Wendy Davis Was a Republican|Michelle Cottle|January 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST However, this girl has the chops to recall '90s Mariah Carey. From Katy Perry to Alice in Chains, the Best Music Videos of the Week|Victoria Kezra|September 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Then everyone keeps saying that only Clinton has the chops to do things like that. Michael Tomasky on How Obama Needs to Make Mitt Unacceptable Again|Michael Tomasky|October 10, 2012|DAILY BEAST Season the chops well, roll in oil, then in bread crumbs, and broil. The Hotel St. Francis Cook Book|Victor Hirtzler She brought with her an atmosphere of long-dead beefsteak, chops and onions, and she shrilled for an answer to her question. Louie smiled and said something about our interview being literally a tête-à-tête, and we attacked our chops. The Debit Account|Oliver Onions Guess we'll have to serve him the same way we did Chops last night, rope and sit on him. The Pony Rider Boys on the Blue Ridge|Frank Gee Patchin She cooked steaks and chops for him, and served them with an air of protest that took away his appetite. The Gay Cockade|Temple Bailey
pl nthe jaws or cheeks; jowls the mouth slang - music embouchure
- jazz skill
lick one's chops informal to anticipate with pleasure Word Origin for chopsC16: of uncertain origin Words nearby chopschopped steak, chopper, chopper tool, chopping block, choppy, chops, chop shop, chopsteak, chopstick, chopsticks, chop stroke Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with chops
see break one's ass (chops); lick one's chops. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to chopscleave, cube, divide, mince, slash, hack, whack, hew, hash, clip, fragment, mangle, lop, fell, shear, truncate, sever, dice, axe, hackle |