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Phrase(s): chop something down
1. Lit. to cut down something, such as a tree, with an ax. • Please don’t chop my favorite tree down. • Don’t chop down this tree! 2. Fig. to destroy something, such as a plan or an idea. • The committee chopped the idea down in its early stages. • They chopped down a great idea!
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs