chops and changes

English

Noun

chops and changes pl (plural only)

  1. alterations
    • 1834, [Frederick Marryat], Jacob Faithful […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London: Saunders and Otley, […], →OCLC:
      At last we were all arranged according to Mrs. Turnbull's wishes, although there were several chops and changes about