Harlan Coben

What I want to do is tell stories about normal people in the American suburbs. I don't write the book where it's a conspiracy reaching the prime minister; I don't write the book with the big serial killer who lops off heads. My setting is a very placid pool of suburbia, family life. And within that I can make pretty big splashes.

American Author

John C. Calhoun

It is a fundamental rule with me not to vote for a loan or tax bill till I am satisfied it is necessary for the public service, and then not if the deficiency can be avoided by lopping off unnecessary objects of expenditure or the enforcement of an exact and judicious economy in the public disbursements.

American Statesman

Joni Eareckson Tada

One problem I have with faith-healing is that it tends to be focused only on the physical aspect of healing. But Jesus always backed away when people came to him only to get their physical needs met. My goodness, he was ready to have you lop off your hand! His real interest was in healing the soul.

Edward Everett Hale

It seems as if, for every dragon head that is lopped off, two more terrible appear. Seems so. But in truth, Life is gaining all the while. Brute force, such power as there seems to be in things, cannot stand against ideas which are eternal.

American Clergyman

Joe Murray

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American Artist

Jonathan Swift

The stoical scheme of supplying our wants by lopping off our desires, is like cutting off our feet when we want shoes.

Irish Writer

Richard Linklater

I've never been a guy who had more than a toe in Hollywood anyway, so my toe is more easily lopped off than most.

American Director

Andrew Johnson

If the rabble were lopped off at one end and the aristocrats at the other, all would be well with the country.

American President

Edmund Phelps

Italy and France could lop off their excessive wealth through a one-time tax on private wealth.

American Economist

Lop is used for the action of removing parts from something physical, like branches or hair.

Physical Action

When lopping something off, tools like saws, scissors or knives are commonly used.

Tool Use

Use lop to describe cutting something off with care, not haphazardly.

Precise Removal

Lop as in dropping down is less formal and often used in casual conversation.

Colloquial Usage

Use lop to depict a state of relaxation or exhaustion when part of the body hangs loosely.

Physical State

Lop can be used figuratively to talk about reducing non-physical things, like costs or time.

Figurative Sense

Reducing something by lopping isn’t always bad; it can mean making improvements or efficiencies.

Not Always Negative

Emphasize the action of decreasing. Lop suggests a significant or noticeable reduction.

Emphasis on Decrease

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