chops vs string to one's bow

chops

noun
  • One's skill at any endeavor; ability, talent; competency. 

  • Food. 

  • Jaws, mouth. 

  • A pattern that involves carrying the object with the hand over the next object before throwing it. 

  • One's skill at musical interpretation and delivery (originally of jazz); musical performance ability. 

  • The area where two tides meet and cause an irregular (choppy) sea. 

string to one's bow

noun
  • A skill, ability or resource. 

  • A lover, paramour or suitor. 

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