not much chop

English

Etymology

From chop (“quality, class, a mark or stamp indicating this”), ultimately from Hindi छाप (chāp, “stamp”).

Adjective

not much chop (not comparable)

1. (Australia, slang) Not very good; unimpressive; of poor quality.
   • 1936, F.J. Thwaites, chapter I, in The Redemption, Sydney: H. John Edwards, page 7:

     "She's not much chop, you know." "Why are you against her, Sir?" "I dislike her type - intensely."

See also

• not much cop