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Vocabulary : Phrasal Verbs : C : chop up

chop up

Meaning: to cut something into pieces with an axe or a knife

Synonym: cut up

For example:

  • chop up sth After we killed the lamb, we chopped up its body so we could fit the pieces into the cooking pot.

  • chop sth up Let's chop those branches up and use them to make a fire.

Quick Quiz:

We're making a big pot of delicious vegetable soup, and right now I'm chopping up
  1. the recipe
  2. the cooks
  3. some carrots

Grammar explanation: separable and non-separable phrasal verbs

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