Flap (one's) chops In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "flap (one's) chops", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

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Meaning of Flap (one's) chops

Flap (one's) chops American British verb phrase

To talk continuously about things that are silly or unimportant

The children excitedly flapped their chops about the Thanksgiving feast.

What are you flapping your chops now?

Stop flapping your chops and come up with the solution for that problem.

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Hear it Through the Grapevine

To hear or learn of something passed from one person to another or an unofficial source 

start tongues (a-)wagging

Used to indicate that a lot of people are talking about or discuss something

an ear duster

Someone who loves to gossip

latrinogram

Used to indicate any gossip, rumor, or unfounded information that spread in the military latrines (communal toilets).

Grammar and Usage of Flap (one's) chops

Verb Forms

  • flap (one's) chops
  • flaps (one's) chops
  • flapped (one's) chops
  • flapping (one's) chops

The verb "flap" should be conjugated according to its tense.

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a hair in the butter

A problem or difficult circumstance

Example:

I'm short-sighted, so forgetting my glasses is a real hair in the butter for my sight.

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