be for the chop

Meaning

1. 1

   to be likely to be dismissed from a job

   Who's next for the chop?

2. 2

   to be likely to be stopped or ended

In the movies · 174

• Right here. Chop-chop.The Game Plan2007
• Chop, chop! To be hands-on and interactive in the classroom...Front of the Class2008
• Chop is fine. Trust me. Chop is fine.The Wolf of Wall Street2013
• Fingers together, T.A. Chop, chop.Lords of Dogtown2005
• Well, go on, then. Chop-chop.Rush2013
• Well, start chopping!Puss in Boots: The Last Wish2022
• And these chopping boards?The Other Guys2010
• -Chop, chop! -Brain?Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen2009

Learn it in full scenes

• Front of the Class2008
  • Brad Asks for a Chance
  • Brad's Tics Drive His Family Crazy
  • Brad's Childhood with Tourette's
• The Wolf of Wall Street2013
  • Jordan Belfort Introduces Himself
  • Jordan's First Lunch with Mark Hanna
  • Black Monday Crushes Jordan's Career
• Puss in Boots: The Last Wish2022
  • Puss Crashes His Own Fiesta
  • Puss Learns He Has Died
  • The Doctor Gives Puss His Last Life

From the same entry

• chop and change
• chop at
• chop down
• chop off
• get given the chop
• not much chop