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Discover LudwigThe phrase "chop it off" is a perfectly valid phrase and can be used in written English.
It is typically used as an idiom meaning to remove or discard something, usually for a constructive purpose. For example: "I like the design of this shirt, but the sleeves are too long - let's chop it off and make it a bit more stylish."
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"Every time Wall Street raises its head, there are a lot of people ready to chop it off," said one senior banking industry official.
"Time to chop it off," he said.
Take one swing and chop it off".
"Next time, I'll have to chop it off".
"Nothing else matters... Just chop it off and put it on a spike.
"If I stick my neck out, they'll chop it off," he said.
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"The army stuck out its head and the people chopped it off," said a longtime western observer of Turkey.
Bates Battaglia chopped it off the ice and past Brodeur to win the game.
So if we want to reduce the number of calories people are consuming, we should be throwing a policy out there that's directed at reducing those calories, not just chopping it off at 21 ounces and larger for people.
"I didn't feel any pain when I chopped it off so why would I feel any now?
"Basically, chronic pain from birth and chopped it off to start again.
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