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Discover Ludwig"lop off" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It means to cut or remove something by chopping or cutting it off. Example: The gardener had to lop off the overgrown branches of the tree to keep it healthy.
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He's got to lop off some heads.
They'd lop off the nose to spite the face.
Will concert promoters lop off the final movement?
It would make them targets for activists trying to lop off Mr. Straus's head.
Green 4 does not mean lop off four lines at the bottom, I tell them.
Only last year did he finally lop off the dreadlocks he'd had since childhood.
And it doesn't have to lop off the heads of everyone to land with impact.
And most companies still refuse to lop off the commissions they would otherwise pay an agent.
If you're able to shut the dealerships too, lop off another $4 billion.
Just for old times' sake, we're going to lop off 50 jobs unless you make nice.
We'll lop off the weakest of the weak, and possibly even two at a time.
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