Get/be given the chop

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Job Loss Context

Use when talking about someone losing their job, often unexpectedly or due to downsizing.

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When the new management took over, Mike got the chop.

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Informal Tone

It's colloquial and not suitable for formal situations like official letters.

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In casual conversation, she said she'd been given the chop.

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Negative Feeling

Implies a sense of unfairness or suddenness, often eliciting sympathy.

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I felt sorry to hear that he got the chop.

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