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词汇 chopped-liver
释义 chopped liver
noun[ U ]
uk /ˌtʃɒpt ˈlɪv.ər/ us /ˌtʃɑːpt ˈlɪv.ɚ/

chopped livernoun[U] (FOOD)


a thick, soft food traditional in Jewish cooking, made from liver(= a large organ from an animal's body) cooked with onions, usually with boiled egg added, often served on hard biscuits or bread:
She ordered chopped liver, which she hungrily devoured.
The terrine tasted like my mum's chopped liver (which is a huge compliment).
The traditional appetizer was chopped liver mixed with eggs and onions.
She made me chopped liver sandwiches on rye with kosher pickles.
For me there is nothing better than chopped liver on a sesame seed bagel.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Savoury dishes
Alfredo
American chop suey
arancini
arroz con pollo
baba ghanoush
dumpling
duxelles
edamame
egg foo yong
eggs Benedict
matelote
matzo ball
mixed grill
mochi
momo
Scotch woodcock
scrambled eggs
scrapple
shabu-shabu
shakshuka

chopped livernoun[U] (NOT IMPORTANT)


informalhumorous
someone or something that is not at all important or deserving of respect:
He didn't even say hello to me. What am I — chopped liver?
It's important that the plan includes all regions, otherwise those that are left out are going to say "What are we, chopped liver?"
A score of 85% is not exactly chopped liver (= it is very good).
After an evening of being mostly ignored I start to wonder... am I chopped liver?
The men in the cast are all excellent, and the women aren't chopped liver either.
The first two years as governor you can do whatever you want but by year seven, you're chopped liver.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Treating as unimportant
blow something/someone off
brush
brush someone/something aside
damn
denigrate
denigration
deprecation
laugh
leave something at the dooridiom
look down on someone
minoritize
mock
never
on the front burneridiom
shrug away
shrug something off
skate
skate over/around something
sniff at something
sweep something aside
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