chop and change

I. intransitive verb

Etymology: Middle English choppen and chaungen to barter, from choppen to chop (barter) + and + chaungen to change, exchange

1. archaic : to buy and sell

2. : to change especially pointlessly or capriciously

a book which, however fashions may chop and change, must hold its place among the great English novels — Virginia Woolf

II. noun (plural chops and changes)

the chops and changes of a political career

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chop and change

1. To buy and sell

2. To change about

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Main Entry: ↑chop

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chop and change british informal phrase

to keep changing from one thing to another

Thesaurus: to change your opinion, attitudes or behaviour_synonym

Main entry: chop

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chop and change

Brit informal : to keep changing your mind, your way of doing something, etc.

You have to make a decision and stick with it. You can't chop and change all the time.

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Main Entry: ↑chop

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ˌchop and ˈchange idiom

(BrE, informal) to keep changing your mind or what you are doing

Main entry: ↑chop_idiom

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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chop and change — If things chop and change, they keep changing, often unexpectedly … The small dictionary of idiomes
chop and change — If you chop and change, you constantly change your opinion, plans or methods and often cause confusion. Don t chop and change all the time just make up your mind! … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
chop and change — Brit. informal change one s opinions or behaviour repeatedly and abruptly. → chop … English new terms dictionary
chop and change — Meaning To change constantly. Origin Literally to barter and exchange … Meaning and origin of phrases
chop and change — verb To change or exchange repeatedly … Wiktionary
Chop and change — to change repeatedly … Dictionary of Australian slang
chop and change — Australian Slang to change repeatedly … English dialects glossary
chop and change — British & Australian to keep changing what you do or what you plan to do, often in a way that is confusing and annoying for other people. After six months of chopping and changing, we ve decided to go back to our old system … New idioms dictionary
chop and change — British informal to keep changing from one thing to another … English dictionary
chop — Ⅰ. chop [1] ► VERB (chopped, chopping) 1) cut with repeated sharp, heavy blows of an axe or knife. 2) strike with a short, heavy blow. 3) ruthlessly abolish or reduce in size. ► NOUN 1) … English terms dictionary

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