chop down

Meaning

1. chop sth down

   to make sth, such as a tree, fall by cutting it at the base with a sharp tool

In the movies · 9

• I'm going to find a tree to chop down.Moonrise Kingdom2012
• Well, there's Abe Lincoln. He chopped down the cherry tree.My Fellow Americans1996
• They chopped them all down.19172019
• "Don't you know that I need men who can chop down dozens of trees a day?Reds1981
• Look, I appreciate your position, Mr. Webley, but you can't go around chopping down other people's hedges without permission.Hot Fuzz2007
• All this time, we could have gone out there and just chopped it down.A Monster Calls2016
• If it were up to me I'd chop this thing down to a three-page pamphlet and hand it to people before they got on the subway.The Master2012
• - No. We're taking a shortcut. - You were gonna chop it down.Herbie: Fully Loaded2005

Learn it in full scenes

• My Fellow Americans1996
  • Golf Talk Turns Awkward
  • The Missing Appointment Log
  • Tanner Summons the Presidents

From the same entry

• chop and change
• chop at
• chop off
• get given the chop
• be for the chop
• not much chop