chopped liver
noun[U]
uk/ˌtʃɒpt ˈlɪv.ər/us/ˌtʃɑːpt ˈlɪv.ɚ/chopped livernoun[U](FOOD)
athick,softfoodtraditionalinJewishcooking, made fromliver(= alargeorganfrom an animal'sbody)cookedwithonions, usually withboiledeggadded, oftenservedon hardbiscuitsorbread:
Sheorderedchoppedliver, which shehungrilydevoured.
Theterrinetastedlike my mum'schoppedliver(which is ahugecompliment).
- Thetraditionalappetizerwaschoppedlivermixedwitheggsandonions.
- She made mechoppedliversandwichesonryewithkosherpickles.
- For me there is nothingbetterthanchoppedliveron asesameseedbagel.
Savoury dishes
- Alfredo
- American chop suey
- arancini
- arroz con pollo
- baba ghanoush
- Denver omelet
- dhal
- dhansak
- dirty rice
- dolma
- knish
- kofta
- korma
- kraut
- kreplach
- refried beans
- rice
- rice and peasidiom
- rillettes
- risotto
chopped livernoun[U](NOT IMPORTANT)
informalhumorous
someone or something that is not at allimportantordeservingofrespect:
He didn'tevensayhelloto me. What am I —choppedliver?
It'simportantthat theplanincludesallregions,otherwisethose that areleftout are going to say "What are we,choppedliver?"
Ascoreof 85% is notexactlychoppedliver(= it is very good).
- After aneveningof beingmostlyignoredIstarttowonder... am Ichoppedliver?
- The men in thecastare allexcellent, and the women aren'tchoppedlivereither.
- The first twoyearsasgovernoryou can do whatever youwantbut byyearseven, you'rechoppedliver.
Treating as unimportant
- blow
- blowsomething/someoneoff
- brushsomeone/somethingaside
- damn
- denigrate
- denigration
- deprecation
- front
- laugh
- leavesomethingat the dooridiom
- look down onsomeone
- minoritize
- never
- on the front burneridiom
- shrugsomethingoff
- skate over/aroundsomething
- sniff atsomething
- sweepsomethingaside
- talksomethingdown
- wave