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chops

/ ³Ùʃɒ±è²õ /

plural noun

  1. the jaws or cheeks; jowls
  2. the mouth
  3. slang.
    1. music embouchure
    2. jazz skill
  4. lick one's chops informal.
    to anticipate with pleasure
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of chops1

C16: of uncertain origin
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Idioms and Phrases

see break one's ass (chops) ; lick one's chops .
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"Not only did he have great acting chops, but he was funny as hell."

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The lighter, more delicate herb chops easily, and both the leaves and stems are edible.

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Wearing sunglasses and a heavy leather trenchcoat, Fishburne showed off his action movie chops as the enigmatic operative Morpheus in the original film and the first two sequels.

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It wasn’t one of the best pieces of the night, but it at least showed off Madison’s comedy chops that fans of Pamela Adlon’s FX show “Better Things†have known about for years.

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McKenzie, who also sits on World Rugby's women's high-performance rugby committee, coaches a double tackle where one player chops the opponents' legs and the other targets the ball to prevent offloads.

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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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