Chop down
/tʃɒp daʊn/B1
PreIntermediate
1. To cut a tree at the base or near the ground to make it fall.
- The lumberjacks worked all day to chop down the large oak trees in the forest.
- Before building the new road, they had to chop down several trees in the area.
2. To metaphorically or symbolically reduce or destroy something.
- The new findings could chop down the previous theory that was widely accepted.
- The critic's harsh words were enough to chop down the director's confidence in his work.
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