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Chop up

/ʧɒp ʌp /

A2

Beginner

1. To cut something into smaller pieces, often using a knife or other sharp instrument.

  • I need to chop up the vegetables for the soup.
  • She spent the afternoon chopping up logs for the fire.

2. To divide something into smaller, often manageable or usable, parts.

  • The project was too much to handle at once, so we decided to chop it up into smaller tasks.
  • He chopped up the report and distributed the sections among team members.

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