A language column that will bust your chops - Columbia Journalism
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English has a lot of “chops.” If you bust your chops to buy some chops, your partner may bust your chops for getting filet mignon instead of tenderloin, and question your shopping chops. Context is everything. When you pass by a restaurant whose sign advertises “chops,” you know that it sells cuts of meat; a […]
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A language column that will bust your chops - Columbia Journalism
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